RE: FLASH: If vs. boolean - which one is faster ?

[Damien Morton]

It depends on how often (a > b) is true.


if (a > b) is not true very often, the first may be faster

otherwise the second will be faster


best way is to test and time a loop using gettimer



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To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> Subject: FLASH: If vs. boolean - which one is faster ?

> 

> 

> Hi

> 

> does any body know if there is any difference in speed

> between the use of if statements and boolean arguments ?

> 

> for example, if substitute

> 

> If ( a > b )

>   Set Varible "c" = c + 1

> End If

> 

> with :

> 

> Set Variable "c" = c + ( a > b )

> 

> ?__gabriel


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