Re: ctr++ or ++ctr
Tobias M??ller skrev 2013-08-30 08:00:
bob smith <bob@coolfone.net> wrote:
Are these pieces of code identical?
------------
for (int ctr = 0; ctr < 100; ctr++)
{
// something
}
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for (int ctr = 0; ctr < 100; ++ctr)
{
// something
}
------------
If not, which is better?
In this specific case, they are equivalent.
Generally, ++ctr is the 'natural' increment operator IMO. It behaves like a
normal function without using additional temporaries.
When using operator overloading, the postfix increment operator (ctr++) is
often implemented in terms of ++ctr like this:
MyType MyType::operator++(int)
{
MyType temp(*this);
++(*this);
return temp;
}
This involves an additional temporary object and is thus slower.
To be nitpicking:
Many compilers will optimize out the unused temporary and make this
exactly equivalent to the pre-increment version.
"Not faster" would be slightly more correct.
Bo Persson
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