I just run a quick and dirty test, and I think I can confirm that.
The following test for 10,000 times each:
testXML..*.( re["test"](attribute("title")));
testXML..topic.( re["test"](attribute("title")));
testXML.topics.topic.( re["test"](attribute("title")));
testXML.topics.topic.( re["test"](@title));
testXML.topics.topic.((re as RegExp).test(@title));
The result:
1114ms
1047ms
993ms
868ms
1087ms
So the wildcard "*" is indeed slower, which is logical. But also
"attribute()" is slower than "@", moreover "(re as RegExp).test()" is
slower than "re["test"]()" - well they are all logical too, you may say :)
Kenneth Kawamoto
http://www.materiaprima.co.uk/
Merrill, Jason wrote:
OK good to know, thanks!
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Yes that's that :)
Anyway in your case you know the incoming XML schema so you
shouldn't use wildcard "*" - I think wildcards have serious
performance hits.
i.e. "theXML.topics.topic." should be used rather than "theXML..*."
Kenneth Kawamoto
http://www.materiaprima.co.uk/
Merrill, Jason wrote:
Ah, I know where the confusion came from, you said the code
was based
on my example, but that was actually Wagner's example, where he put
var test:XML = <data>...etc.
(it was based on my example, but he used "test" as an
instance of the
XML when requoting my original question) The use of "test"
as the XML
name threw me, because it was mixed in with the regex
method, "re.test"
- I never realized you meant "test" as the XML not test as
some regex
method I wasn't aware of. So when you wrote
var xmlListSearch:XMLList =
test..*.(re["test"](attribute("*")) || re["test"](child("*")));
You meant
var xmlListSearch:XMLList =
theXML..*.(re["test"](attribute("*")) ||
re["test"](child("*")));
Got it, I'll give it a shot, thanks.
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