Try/Catch vs null check (v6)

Revision 6 of this benchmark created on

Description

Measure performance of a try/catch block compared to a simple null check

Setup

}function getTextureError() {
	if (Math.random() < 0.0001)
	  throw new Error('Could not create WebGL Texture');
}

function getTextureNull() {
	return null;
}

function getTexture() {
	return Math.random() < 0.0001 ? null : {}
}

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Testing in
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Try/Catch
try {
	  getTextureError()
} catch(e) {
}
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Null check
if (getTexture() === null) {
	return false
}

return true
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