A quick optimization question

Is this code:

g_update = 1 - g_update
Select g_update
Case 0 : ;Do nothing
Case 1 : Update()
End Select

faster than this code:

g_update = 1 - g_update
If (g_update=True) then Update()

Regards,

RV

www.OctaneDigitalStudios.com

Erm... not sure on the ins and outs of the compiler... time it. If either is faster, it will be the second one.

If you can't tell, it doesn't matter.

'select case' is slower than 'if then' because it contains 3 more letters and therefore will take you longer to type it in.

:) the equals sign costs you a smidgen of time. do this:

g_update = 1 - g_update
If g_update then Update()

I wrote a Scripting Language compiler and learned a lot about optimization. The less pushing, popping, and math operations, the better. As bot builder stated

g_update = 1 - g_update
If g_update Update()

is the better option.

But, i'm curious as to why you would want to cut the update in half this way. Is this some form of timing mechanism?

EpicBoy speaks the truth.