Initialize array (v5)

Revision 5 of this benchmark created on

Description

Fastest way to initialize an array when you know the length and values.

Setup

var len = 10000;

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Loop
var arr = [];

for (i = 0; i < len; i += 1) {
  arr.push(0);
}
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Join + split
var arr = new Array(len + 1).join('0').split('').map(parseFloat);
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Loop no push
var arr = [];

for (i = 0; i < len; i += 1) {
  arr[i] = 0;
}
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Predefined length
var arr = new Array(len);

for (i = 0; i < len; i += 1) {
  arr[i] = 0;
}
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While
var arr = new Array(len);

while (--arr >= 0) {
  arr[len] = 0;
}
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Recursive Merge
function mkarr(len, acc) {
  if (acc == null) acc = [0];
  if (len <= 1) return acc;
  var b = mkarr(len >> 1, [0]);
  b = b.concat(b);
  if (len & 1) b = b.concat([0]);
  return b;
}
var arr = mkarr(len);
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Apply
arr = Array.apply(null, new Array(len)).map(Number.prototype.valueOf,0);
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