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' fast string class
class strCat
dim index, ub, ar()
Private Sub Class_Initialize()
' statements
redim ar( 50 )
index = 0
ub = 10
End Sub
Private Sub Class_Terminate()
' statements
erase ar
End Sub
public default Sub Add(value)
ar(index) = value
index = index + 1
if index > ub then
ub = ub + 50
redim preserve ar(ub)
end if
end sub
public Function dump
redim preserve ar(index - 1 )
dump = join (ar, "" )
end function
end class
' first traditional method
t1 = time
os = ""
for i = 1 to 5000
os = os & " This is the slow method of building strings "
next
t2 = time
t3 = time
set cat = new strCat
for i = 1 to 5000
cat( " This is the slow method of building strings " )
next
s = cat.dump
set cat = nothing
t4 = time
response.Write( " Using the & operator: " & cstr (t1) & " - " & cstr (t2) & " <br>Using the fast string class: " & cstr (t3) & " - cstr(t4) & " < br > " )
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' fast string class
class strCat
dim index, ub, ar()
Private Sub Class_Initialize()
' statements
redim ar( 50 )
index = 0
ub = 10
End Sub
Private Sub Class_Terminate()
' statements
erase ar
End Sub
public default Sub Add(value)
ar(index) = value
index = index + 1
if index > ub then
ub = ub + 50
redim preserve ar(ub)
end if
end sub
public Function dump
redim preserve ar(index - 1 )
dump = join (ar, "" )
end function
end class
' first traditional method
t1 = time
os = ""
for i = 1 to 5000
os = os & " This is the slow method of building strings "
next
t2 = time
t3 = time
set cat = new strCat
for i = 1 to 5000
cat( " This is the slow method of building strings " )
next
s = cat.dump
set cat = nothing
t4 = time
response.Write( " Using the & operator: " & cstr (t1) & " - " & cstr (t2) & " <br>Using the fast string class: " & cstr (t3) & " - cstr(t4) & " < br > " )
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