> Access to items in property lists is typically faster than linear lists.
I don't think so. All tests are fallible, but try this - it seems that
linear lists have a very slight edge over accessing a prop list by position,
and a much better edge over accessing a prop list through a property.
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on testTime
pl = [:]
ll = []
repeat with i = 1 to 10000
pl.addProp(symbol("hold" & i), i)
ll.add(i)
end repeat
temp = the milliseconds
repeat with i = 1 to 10000
z = symbol("hold" & i)
x = pl[i]
end repeat
put "property list, by position:" && the milliseconds - temp
temp = the milliseconds
repeat with i = 1 to 10000
z = symbol("hold" & i)
x = pl[z]
end repeat
put "property list, by property:" && the milliseconds - temp
temp = the milliseconds
repeat with i = 1 to 10000
z = symbol("hold" & i)
y = ll[i]
end repeat
put "linear list:" && the milliseconds - temp
sort(pl)
sort(ll)
temp = the milliseconds
repeat with i = 1 to 10000
z = symbol("hold" & i)
x = pl[i]
end repeat
put "property list, by position, sorted:" && the milliseconds - temp
temp = the milliseconds
repeat with i = 1 to 10000
z = symbol("hold" & i)
x = pl[z]
end repeat
put "property list, by property, sorted:" && the milliseconds - temp
temp = the milliseconds
repeat with i = 1 to 10000
z = symbol("hold" & i)
y = ll[i]
end repeat
put "linear list, sorted:" && the milliseconds - temp
end
--------------------
testTime
-- "property list, by position: 908"
-- "property list, by property: 4480"
-- "linear list: 902"
-- "property list, by position, sorted: 906"
-- "property list, by property, sorted: 1290"
-- "linear list, sorted: 901"
-- "property list, by position: 902"
-- "property list, by property: 4450"
-- "linear list: 902"
-- "property list, by position, sorted: 904"
-- "property list, by property, sorted: 1284"
-- "linear list, sorted: 901"
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