<?PHP
/**
 * simple benchmark to check whether using variables in quoted strings is faster than
 * concatenating a string. It needs the PEAR::Benchmark_Timer class.
 *
 * $Id: benchmark_concat.php 2 2004-02-29 18:58:13Z schst $
 *
 * @package		patForms
 * @subpackage	Tests
 * @author		Sebastian Mordziol <argh@php-tool.net>
 */
 
   /**
	* uses the PEAR::Benchmark_Timer class
	*/
	require_once 'Benchmark/Timer.php';

	$name	=	'RadioGroup_Option';
	$type	=	'Element';
	
	$timer	=	&new Benchmark_Timer();
	
	$timer->start();

	// strpos
	for( $i = 1; $i <= 5000; $i++ )
	{
		$file	=	"$name/$type";
	}
	$timer->setMarker( 'quoted' );

	// strstr
	for( $i = 1; $i <= 5000; $i++ )
	{
		$file	=	$name.'/'.$type;
	}
	$timer->setMarker( 'concat' );


	$timer->stop();
	$timer->display();
?>