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What is quicker to check if a number is even or not? Checking the bits, or performing a modulus operation?
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<?php | |
/** | |
* Check if a number is even by examining the bit for 1 (ie the odd number 'flag') | |
*/ | |
function isEvenBit(int $num): bool | |
{ | |
return !($num & 0b1); | |
} | |
/** | |
* Check if a number is even by examining if the remainder of an n mod 2 calculation is zero | |
*/ | |
function isEvenMod(int $num): bool | |
{ | |
return ($num % 2) === 0; | |
} | |
$start = microtime(true); | |
for ($i=0; $i<1000000000; $i++) { | |
isEvenBit($i); | |
} | |
echo "\nBit check ran in " . (microtime(true) - $start) . "seconds\n"; | |
$start = microtime(true); | |
for ($i=0; $i<1000000000; $i++) { | |
isEvenMod($i); | |
} | |
echo "\nModulo check ran in " . (microtime(true) - $start) . "seconds\n"; |
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