Wondering why string concatenation is faster than array join, I came across this post which features the following code:
// ECMA-262, section 15.5.4.6
function StringConcat() {
if (IS_NULL_OR_UNDEFINED(this) && !IS_UNDETECTABLE(this)) {
throw MakeTypeError("called_on_null_or_undefined", ["String.prototype.concat"]);
}
var len = %_ArgumentsLength();
var this_as_string = TO_STRING_INLINE(this);
if (len === 1) {
return this_as_string + %_Arguments(0);
}
var parts = new InternalArray(len + 1);
parts[0] = this_as_string;
for (var i = 0; i < len; i++) {
var part = %_Arguments(i);
parts[i + 1] = TO_STRING_INLINE(part);
}
return %StringBuilderConcat(parts, len + 1, "");
}
This is the first time ever in my life that I see that usage of the module operator. However, running let x = %myFunction(); leads to a syntax error:
Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token '%'
What is going on here?
