[/d/fop] /c/java/jdk1.2.2/jre/bin/java.exe -cp . x false method call 581 true method call 581 false instanceof 160 true instanceof 170
[/d/fop] /c/java/jdk1.3.1_03/jre/bin/java.exe -cp . x false method call 1272 true method call 2304 false instanceof 17945 true instanceof 912
[/d/fop] /c/java/j2sdk1.4.2_02/bin/java.exe -cp . x false method call 2154 true method call 2754 false instanceof 590 true instanceof 651
These appear to be running on the same system. It's good news for instanceof, but what startles me is the performance of 1.2.2 relative to 1.4.2_02 (and, of course, 1.3.1_03.
Peter -- Peter B. West <http://www.powerup.com.au/~pbwest/resume.html>