Run results for: Jump vs switch case

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Browser: Mobile Safari 17

Operating system: iOS 17.0.3

Device Platform: Mobile

Date tested: one year ago

Test name	Executions per second
switch case	238.3 Ops/sec
jump table	1310.3 Ops/sec

Tests:

switch case
function thing(j) { switch(j) { case 0: return "rah"; case 1: return "lah"; case 2: return "sah"; case 3: return "blah"; } } for(let i = 0; i < 100000; i++) { for(let j = 0; thing(j) != "blah"; j++) { } }
jump table
function rah() { return "rah"; } function lah() { return "lah"; } function sah() { return "sah"; } function blah() { return "blah"; } let jumpTable = [rah, lah, sah, blah]; for(let i = 0; i < 100000; i++) { for(let j = 0; jumpTable[j]() != "blah"; j++) { } }

Run results for: Jump vs switch case

switch case

jump table