String#match vs. RegExp#test

Benchmark created by Mathias Bynens on

Setup

var array = ['xn--lol', 'foo bar baz'];

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String#match
var length = array.length;
while (length--) {
  array[length].match(/^xn--/);
}
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RegExp#test
var length = array.length;
while (length--) {
  /^xn--/.test(array[length]);
}
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  • Revision 1: published by Mathias Bynens on