cast-decode-std-compare.php

<?php
$loops = 1000000;

$start = microtime( TRUE );

for ( $i = 0; $i < $loops; $i++ ) {
	$thing = (object) array(
		'cat' => (object) array(
			'name' => 'Mr. Giggles',
			'age' => 3,
		),
		'door' => (object) array(
			'age' => 1,
		),
	);
}//end for

$total = microtime( TRUE ) - $start;
$avg = $total / $loops;

echo "Average for casting: {$total}s ( {$avg}s )\n";

$start = microtime( TRUE );

for ( $i = 0; $i < $loops; $i++ ) {
	$thing = '{ "cat": { "name": "Mr. Giggles", "age": 3 }, "door" : { "age": 1 } }';
	json_decode( $thing );
}//end for

$total = microtime( TRUE ) - $start;
$avg = $total / $loops;

echo "Average for json_decode: {$total}s ( {$avg}s )\n";

$start = microtime( TRUE );

for ( $i = 0; $i < $loops; $i++ ) {
	$thing = new stdClass;
	$thing->cat = new stdClass;
	$thing->cat->name = 'Mr. Giggles';
	$thing->cat->age = 3;
	$thing->door = new stdClass;
	$thing->door->age = 1;
}//end for

$total = microtime( TRUE ) - $start;
$avg = $total / $loops;

echo "Average for stdClass: {$total}s ( {$avg}s )\n";