String vs Array concat

JavaScript performance comparison

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Preparation code 


      
      <script>

        Benchmark.prototype.setup = function() {

          
  var precompiled = 'apple';
  while (precompiled.length < 100) {
    var offs = precompiled.length - 5;
    for (var i = offs; i < offs + 10; ++i) {
      // calling charAt(i) on `precompiled` will
      // flatten the string in most engines
      precompiled += precompiled.charAt(i);
    }
  }

        
  };


      
</script>

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Testing in archive.org_bot 0.0.0 / Other 0.0.0
Test Ops/sec
String 
var dest = 'apple';
while (dest.length < 100) {
  var offs = dest.length - 5;
  for (var i = offs; i < offs + 10; i++) {
    dest += dest.charAt(i);
  }
}
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String w/o flattening 
var dest = 'apple';
while (dest.length < 100) {
  var offs = dest.length - 5;
  for (var i = offs; i < offs + 10; i++) {
    dest += precompiled.charAt(i);
  }
}
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String w/o flattening by index (IE > 7) 
var dest = 'apple';
while (dest.length < 100) {
  var offs = dest.length - 5;
  for (var i = offs; i < offs + 10; i++) {
    dest += precompiled[i];
  }
}
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Array 
var dest = ['a', 'p', 'p', 'l', 'e'];
while (dest.length < 100) {
  var offs = dest.length - 5;
  for (var i = offs; i < offs + 10; i++) {
    dest[dest.length] = dest[i];
  }
}
dest = dest.join('');
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