Test: array_map vs. array

Test: array_map vs. array_walk

array_walk() can change an array in place. Is this faster than creating a separate one with array_map()?

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The test labeled "array_walk()" was the faster by 0.0274 seconds, (2.328% faster)

array_walk() 100%

array_map() 97.672%

The array_walk() test took 1.1473 seconds.
The array_map() test took 1.1747 seconds.

Nitty-Gritty

Each test case ran 20 random code order iterations consisting of 282,682 loops for a total of 5,653,640 runs.

Line execution difference (0.000005) milliseconds.
Avg difference (1.368) milliseconds per 282,682 loops.
Total difference 27.35 milliseconds for 5,653,640 loops

The iteration variablity for Code 1 was (1.9523) milliseconds and Code 2 was (2.0228) milliseconds. The lower and the closer together there values are the more accurate the results are.

Code

The first test, "array_map()", was:

/*
function foo_map($v)
{
	return $v + 1;
}
*/

$GLOBALS['dummy'] = array_map('foo_map', $GLOBALS['dummy']);

The second test, "array_walk()", was:

/*
function foo_walk(&$v)
{
	$v = $v + 1;
}
*/

array_walk($GLOBALS['dummy'], 'foo_walk');

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