Which is faster:
if (var == 'value')
or
if (/value/.test(var))
Which is faster: if (var == ‘value’) or if (/value/.test(var))
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if (a == 'b')will be faster thanif (/b/.test(a)), but they’re not identical calls.'something' == 'some'isfalse, whereas/some/.test('something')istrue.The only reason to change from one to the other would be if the other’s more appropriate. If you’re worried about speed, benchmark your script and check where the bottlenecks are before worrying about a specific
ifstatement.