fortest3.frink

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// Test of the speed of a function with an explicit "return" vs. one
// with an implicit return as the last statement in the function.

funcNoReturn[a,b] := a + b

funcReturn[a,b] :=
{
   return (a+b)
}

funcMultipleReturn[a,b] :=
{
   2+2
   return a+b
}

funcNonLastReturn[a,b] :=
{
   if 1<2
      return a+b
   else
      return b+a
}

limit = 10000

s1 = now[]
for i = 1 to 5
{
   start = now[]
   for a = 1 to limit
   {
      funcReturn[1,2]
   }
   end = now[]

   println["Return took " + (end-start -> "s")]

   start = now[]
   for a = 1 to limit
   {
      funcNoReturn[1,2]
   }
   end = now[]

   println["NoReturn took " + (end-start -> "s")]

   start = now[]
   for a = 1 to limit
   {
      funcMultipleReturn[1,2]
   }
   end = now[]

   println["MultipleReturn took " + (end-start -> "s")]

   start = now[]
   for a = 1 to limit
   {
      funcNonLastReturn[1,2]
   }
   end = now[]

   println["NonLastReturn took " + (end-start -> "s")]
}
e1 = now[]
println["Total is " + (e1-s1 -> "s")]


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