Try/Catch Block Loop Performance Comparison (v2)

Revision 2 of this benchmark created on

Description

Measuring the performance implications of a try/catch block used with loops.

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Plain Loop
/*
if (window.test1 !== undefined){
  window.test1 = window.test1 + 1;
} else {
  window.test1 = 0;
}
// console.log("test1="+window.test1);
*/
for(var i = 0; i < 500; i++){
    var n = 1;
}
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test2
try{
    for(var i = 0; i < 500; i++){
        var n = 1;
    }
}catch(e){}
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Try/Catch Block Inside Loop
for(var i = 0; i < 500; i++){
    try{
        var n = 1;
    }catch(e){}
}
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