LSL Script Efficiency
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What is Efficiency
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Efficiency is how long it takes to run a script.
There are many ways to speed up scripts, such as using ++a instead of a++.
Rules for posting
The following code snipit will allow testing of a function.
integer time() { string stamp = llGetTimestamp(); return (integer) llGetSubString(stamp, 11, 12) * 3600000 + (integer) llGetSubString(stamp, 14, 15) * 60000 + llRound((float) llGetSubString(stamp, 17, -2) * 1000.0); } default { state_entry() { float i = 0; float max = 10000; // The larger the number here the better. float current = time(); while (i < max) { ++i; } float t = (time()+-current)/max; llOwnerSay("The function in the loop took a total of " + (string)t + " milliseconds."); } }
Efficiency
++a and a += 1 are equal in speed (they compile to the same bytecode). a++ is slower.