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// array timings
#include "stopwatch.h"
#include <string>
const int MAXIMUM = 100000;
int heap_array () {
Stopwatch watch; // start measuring time
watch.set_title("string on heap timing");
string *pstr[MAXIMUM];
for (int i=0; i<MAXIMUM; i++) {
pstr[i] = new string;
}
} // watch is destroyed here and reports the results
int stack_array () {
Stopwatch watch;
watch.set_title("string on stack timing");
for (int i = 0; i < MAXIMUM; i++) {
//create and destroy a local automatic string
string s;
}
} // watch is destroyed here and reports the results
int unassigned_heap () {
Stopwatch watch;
watch.set_title("unassigned string on heap timing");
for (int i = 0; i < MAXIMUM; i++) {
// heap allocation without assignment
new string;
}
} // watch is destroyed here and reports the results
int main () {
heap_array();
stack_array();
unassigned_heap();
}
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