_FileListToArray()

[anonymous]

A substantial speed increase has been realized by the change to FileFindNextFile and _FileListToArray per the changes in Bug Trac #837. _FileListToArray is an often-used and time-consuming function. The following example, in my testing, adds another notable increae in speed by using separate While loops for each value of the $iFlag parameter and thereby eliminating 1-4 comparisons per file name returned. The StringRegExp replacing the multiple-OR comparison statement also gains a few more tics and reads nicer.

Pardon me if attaching this as a test demo with both the beta and modified-beta versions included is improper.
Thank you.

[spiff59]

FLTA beta versus modified-beta test demo

[anonymous]

Grr.. I missed the drop-down to make this a feature request, rather than a bug report. My apology.

[Valik]

I don't know about this. There's a balance between performance and maintainable code and I think this crosses the line. This same type of optimization can be made for lots of functions.

[TicketCleanup]

Automatic ticket cleanup.

[anonymous]

Replying to Valik:

I don't know about this. There's a balance between performance and maintainable code and I think this crosses the line. This same type of optimization can be made for lots of functions.

I had also considered the balance of additional code versus the performance benefit. I'd thought that since this function is widely-used and the loop can potentially be executed 1000's of times, that the speed increase was worth an extra 20 lines of code. I just wanted to toss the idea out there, with good intentions, and I will certainly be content with whatever conclusion is reached. Thanks for your time.