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ToLower - optimization

Mai mult ca sigur stiti ce face metoda ToLower( cand vreti sa transformati un string, pentru a avea toate caracterele mici este nevoie sa apelam la aceasta metoda).
Daca ne uitam peste definitie, o sa observam ca exista 3 variante
  • ToLower()
  • ToLowerInvariant()
  • ToLower(CultureInfo cultureInfo)
Cele 3 metode fac acelasi lucru, cel mai mult m-a interesat daca exista diferente de performanta intre ele. Am rulat codul de mai jos de 100.000.000 de ori.
string uppertText = "Salut. Ce MAI fACI?";
CultureInfo cultureInfo = CultureInfo.CurrentCulture;
Stopwatch stopwatch = new Stopwatch();
stopwatch.Start();
for( int i=0; i<100000000; i++)
{
string lowerText = upperText.ToLower();
//string lowerText = upperText.ToLowerInvariant();
//string lowerText = upperText.ToLower(cultureInfo);
}
stopwatch.Stop();
Console.WriteLine("Elapsed type: {0}",stopwatch.Elapsed);

Rezultatul pe care l-am obtinut este destul de interesant:
  • ToLower() - 10.51 s
  • ToLowerInvariant() - 17.32 s
  • ToLower(CultureInfo cultureInfo) - 8.52 s
Daca vreti o performanta si mai mare, puteti sa va implementati propia metoda care parcurge sirul de caractere si pentru fiecare caracter care este litera mare sa il faca lower case. Pentru aceasta implementare am obtinut un timp de 1.89 s.
 public static string ToLowerTest(this string value)
{
char[] output = value.ToCharArray();
for (int i = 0; i < output.Length; i++)
{
if (output[i] >= 'A' &&
output[i] <= 'Z')
{
output[i] = (char)(output[i] + 32);
}
}
return new string(output);
}

Comments

  1. Dacă lucrezi doar cu caractere ASCII e ok, ToLowerTest va face ce trebuie, dar nu mi se pare un mare spor de viteză. În momentul în care apelezi metoda ToLowerTest, timpul cel mai mare va fi ocupat de cele două alocări de memorie - copierea în 'output' și apoi alocarea pentru stringul returnat - la care se adaugă copierea în noul string (dacă nu cumva copierea de pe urmă este realizată cu move semantics).
    Dacă vrei un spor mai mare de performanță, you go native (lași un milion de stringuri la îndemîna unei funcții în C(++) care să facă treaba pentru tine). Asta, desigur, dacă vrei spor real de performanță :)

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  2. Iar sa utilizezi un dll de C++ in .NET implica(in afara codului) si niste costuri de transmisie ....

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  3. Diferenta intre ToLower() simplu si ToLower(CultureInfo) e mica si usor de explicat, deoarece ToLower() obtine de fiecare date CurrentCulture si CurrentThread, pe cand ToLower(CultureInfo) va primi referinta la CultureInfo "gata obtinuta" de fiecare data.

    ToLowerInvariant nu face chiar acelasi lucru, ci va folosi InvariantCulture, evident (chiar daca culture curenta e en-US, nu e garanta ca va face exact acelasi lucru).

    In spate, toate apeleaza TextInfo.InternalChangeCaseString care nu m-as mira sa apeleze cod nativ gen tolower din wctype.h... (nu are rost sa reinventeze roata)

    Cand e vorba de comparare de stringuri, se recomanda oricum ToUpperInvariant in loc de ToLowerInvariant. (ToUpper e un pic mai optimizat si mai "safe" in unele cazuri obscure).

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