array.length vs. cached

JavaScript performance comparison

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Preparation code

 
<script>
  Benchmark.prototype.setup = function() {
    var a = [ 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 ]; a = a.concat(a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a);
  };
</script>

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not-cached
 
(function(a) {
  var sum = 0;
  for (var i = 0; i < a.length ; ++i) {
    sum += a[i];
  }
  return sum;
})(a);
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cached
 
(function(a) {
  var sum = 0;
  for (var i = 0, aLen = a.length; i < aLen; ++i) {
    sum += a[i];
  }
  return sum;
})(a);
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