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Re: Wich one is faster, compare or isEqualToString? (NSString methods)
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Re: Wich one is faster, compare or isEqualToString? (NSString methods)


  • Subject: Re: Wich one is faster, compare or isEqualToString? (NSString methods)
  • From: Michael Ash <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 09:51:15 -0400

On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 8:20 AM, Ignacio Enriquez <email@hidden> wrote:
> Hi there;
> Suppose I have
>
> NSString *char = [[NSString alloc] initWithString:@"a"];
>
> So, I wonder which is faster?
>
> if([char isEqual:@"a"])
> NSLog("it was a");
>
> or
>
> if([char compare:@"a"]==NSOrderSame)
> NSLog("it was a");
>
>
> or maybe is another faster than this two?
> thanks in advance...

1) Why do you care? Is this really a bottleneck in your application?

2) If it is in fact a bottleneck in your application, then test them
both and see which one is faster.

Mike
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