Replace All vs Split/Join (v49)

Revision 49 of this benchmark created on

Setup

str = "Test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test abc test test abc test...";
    
    reg_exp = new RegExp('abc', 'g');
    
    replaceAllRecursive = function(string, replace_what, replace_with, prevstring) {
      if (prevstring && string === prevstring)
        return string;
      prevstring = string.replace(replace_what, replace_with);
      return replaceAllRecursive(prevstring, replace_what, replace_with, string);
    };
    
    replaceAllLoopy = function(string, replace_what, replace_with) {
      while(true){
        var newstring = string.replace(replace_what, replace_with);
        if (newstring === string) return string;
        string = newstring;
        }
    };
    
    String.prototype.replaceAll = function(replace_what, replace_with) {
                var oldstring = this;
                while (true) {
                        var newstring = oldstring.replace(replace_what, replace_with);
                        if (newstring === oldstring) return oldstring;
                        oldstring = newstring;
                        }
                };
    
    function replaceAllLoop2(str, string1, string2) {
        while (str != (str = str.replace(string1, string2))){}
        return str;
    }

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split & join
str = str.split("abc").join("");
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replace with inline regexp
str = str.replace(/abc/g, '');
ready
replace with cached regexp
str = str.replace(reg_exp, '');
ready
recursive replace()
str = replaceAllRecursive(str, "abc", "");
ready
iterative replace()
str = replaceAllLoopy(str, "abc", "");
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iterative replace() as String method
str = str.replaceAll("abc", "");
ready
replaceAllLoop2
str = replaceAllLoop2(str, "abc", "");
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