In the Notepad Exercise 2, there is a section about perf (see excerpt) *Note:* We assign the mNotesCursor field to a local variable at the start of the method. This is done as an optimization of the Android code. Accessing a local variable is much more efficient than accessing a field in the Dalvik VM, so by doing this we make only one access to the field, and five accesses to the local variable, making the routine much more efficient. It is recommended that you use this optimization when possible.
Can someone tell me in a bit more precise terms how "much more efficient" is to use a local variable? I'm trying to weigh the perf benefit vs. code readability/maintainability. It is a pain to reassign n fields to n local variables for m methods... Thanks! -dave --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
