String Search (v2)

Revision 2 of this benchmark created on

Setup

const testString = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Morbi mattis ullamcorper velit sed ullamcorper.";

// For counting matches
let matchCount = 0;

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Method 1: Regex with match()
// Reset
matchCount = 0;

// Execute
const matches = testString.match(/m/g);
matchCount = matches ? matches.length : 0
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Method 2: Char by Char (for loop)
// Reset
matchCount = 0;

// Execute
for (let i = 0; i < testString.length; i++) {
    if (testString[i] === 'm') {
        matchCount++;
    }
}
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Method 3: charAt() Loop
// Reset
matchCount = 0;

// Execute
for (let i = 0; i < testString.length; i++) {
    if (testString.charAt(i) === 'm') {
        matchCount++;
    }
}
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Method 4: Array.from + filter
// Reset
matchCount = 0;

// Execute
const chars = Array.from(testString);
matchCount = chars.map((char, index) => char === 'm' ? index : -1)
                .filter(index => index !== -1).length;
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Method 5: indexOf loop
// Reset
matchCount = 0;


// Execute
let index = testString.indexOf('m');
while (index !== -1) {
    matchCount++;
    index = testString.indexOf('m', index + 1);
}
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Method 6: Regex exec() loop
// Reset
matchCount = 0;

// Execute
const regex = /m/g;
let match;
while ((match = regex.exec(testString)) !== null) {
    matchCount++;
}
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