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Demonstrate the performance impact of using `instanceof` vs. checking for some existing property (in the megamorphic case)
// Copyright 2013-2019 Benedikt Meurer
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
// <https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0>
//
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// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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if (typeof console === 'undefined') console = {log:print};
const TESTS = [];
const A = class A {};
const B = class B extends A {};
const C = class C {};
const D = class D extends A {};
const E = class E extends D {};
const F = class F extends E {};
const G = class G extends F {};
const H = class H extends C {};
(function() {
TESTS.push(
function instanceOf(a) {
return a instanceof A;
},
function typeOf(a) {
return typeof a._addParent === 'function';
}
);
})();
const N = 1e6;
const objs = [{}, [], new A(), new B(), new C(), new D(), new E(), new F(), new G(), new H()];
function test(fn) {
var result;
for (var i = 0; i < N; ++i) {
for (var j = 0; j < objs.length; ++j) {
result = fn(objs[j]);
}
}
return result;
}
test(x => x);
for (var j = 0; j < TESTS.length; ++j) {
test(TESTS[j]);
}
for (var j = 0; j < TESTS.length; ++j) {
var startTime = Date.now();
test(TESTS[j]);
console.log(TESTS[j].name + ':', (Date.now() - startTime), 'ms.');
}
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