The arguments object

Benchmark created by Mathias Bynens on

Description

How slow is the use of arguments?

Preparation HTML

<script>
  function a() {
   return [arguments[0], arguments[1], arguments[2]];
  }
  
  function b() {
   return arguments;
  }
  
  function c(arg1, arg2, arg3) {
   return [arg1, arg2, arg3];
  }
</script>

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arguments object, accessing individual args
a('foo', 'bar', 42);
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arguments object
b('foo', 'bar', 42);
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Regular arguments
c('foo', 'bar', 42);
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