Yes, there would be improvement ... noticable? probably not ... but 10 ms here 40 ms there over and over can add up to a better performing application.
I would go with it Just my .02 Paul Giesenhagen QuillDesign ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vishal Narayan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 2:49 AM Subject: <Cfswitch> <cfcase> vs. <elseifs> performancewise > Our site has around15-20 different e-mails (all dynamically generated) that > are triggered off based on different user actions, such as registration, > unsubscribing etc. All the e-mails on our site are being sent out using one > single template, i.e. the template is called using cfmodule with an > attribute identifying the type of email, and any other attributes that may > be required. A sample call may look like this : > > <cfmodule template="mailingtemplate.cfm" mailtype="FirstReg" cnd_id="#cnd_id#"> > > > The template mailingtemplate.cfm looks like this : > > > <cfset mailtype="#attributes.mailtype#"> > > <cfif mailtype is "NewCand"> > > <!--- Dynamically generate email and send it out---> > > <cfelseif mailtype is "FirstReg"> > > <!--- Dynamically generate email and send it out---> > > <cfelseif mailtype is "NewApply"> > > <!--- Dynamically generate email and send it out---> > > <cfelseif mailtype is "NewCandAdmin"> > > <!--- Dynamically generate email and send it out---> > > ----- and so on --- > > </cfif> > > This template may have about 15-20 else if conditions. Would there be any > improvement in performance if we were to use <cfswitch> <cfcase> instead ? > The template would then then look like this: > > <CFSWITCH mailtype="#attributes.mailtype#"> > > <CFCASE VALUE="NewCand"> > <!--- Dynamically generate email and send it out---> > </CFCASE> > > <CFCASE VALUE="FirstReg"> > <!--- Dynamically generate email and send it out---> > </CFCASE> > > -- and so on -- > <CFDEFAULTCASE> > <!--- Do nothing ---> > </CFDEFAULTCASE> > > </CFSWITCH> > > > Vishal. > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
