Test: (int) vs. intval
the semantic difference here is only that intval() can convert bases, whereas (int) cannot.
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The test labeled "(int)" was the faster by 0.0805 seconds, (6.736% faster)
The (int) test took 1.1145 seconds.
The intval() test took 1.195 seconds.
Nitty-Gritty
Each test case ran 20 random code order iterations consisting of 294,388 loops for a total of 5,887,760 runs.
- Line execution difference (0.000014) milliseconds.
- Avg difference (4.025) milliseconds per 294,388 loops.
- Total difference 80.49 milliseconds for 5,887,760 loops
The iteration variablity for Code 1 was (5.1100) milliseconds and Code 2 was (8.6326) milliseconds. The lower and the closer together there values are the more accurate the results are.
Code
The first test, "(int)", was:
for ($j = 0; $j < 100; $j++) $i = (int) '42 ';
The second test, "intval()", was:
for ($j = 0; $j < 100; $j++) $i = intval('42 ');