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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Result: Discarded

The test labeled "array_map()" was the faster by 0.1541 seconds, (11.964% faster)

array_map() 100%

array_walk() 88.036%

The array_map() test took 1.1343 seconds.
The array_walk() test took 1.2884 seconds.

Nitty-Gritty

Each test case ran 20 random code order iterations consisting of 263,709 loops for a total of 5,274,180 runs.

Line execution difference (0.000029) milliseconds.
Avg difference (7.707) milliseconds per 263,709 loops.
Total difference 154.15 milliseconds for 5,274,180 loops

The iteration variablity for Code 1 was (8.2135) milliseconds and Code 2 was (11.1192) 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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