<?php
echo 'PHP '.PHP_VERSION.'<br>';
$qty = 1000;
$arr = array();
for ($i = 0; $i < $qty; $i++){
$arr[] = rand(-100, 100);
}
$start = microtime(true);
for ($i = 0; $i < $qty; $i++){
foreach ($arr as $v){
$v = abs($v);
}
}
echo number_format(microtime(true) - $start, 4).'<br>';
$start = microtime(true);
for ($i = 0; $i < $qty; $i++){
foreach ($arr as $v){
if ($v < 0) $v = abs($v);
}
}
echo number_format(microtime(true) - $start, 4).'<br>';
$start = microtime(true);
for ($i = 0; $i < $qty; $i++){
foreach ($arr as $v){
if ($v < 0) $v *= -1;
}
}
echo number_format(microtime(true) - $start, 4).'<br>';
?>
Result:
PHP 7.1.33
0.0910
0.0710
0.0550
Conclusion: better to check before using the feature that the number is less than zero. Even better use multiplication by -1 than this function.
abs
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
abs — Absolute value
Parametri
-
number -
The numeric value to process
Valorile întoarse
The absolute value of number. If the
argument number is
of type float, the return type is also float,
otherwise it is int (as float usually has a
bigger value range than int).
Exemple
Example #1 abs() example
<?php
echo abs(-4.2); // 4.2 (double/float)
echo abs(5); // 5 (integer)
echo abs(-5); // 5 (integer)
?>
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