#!/usr/local/bin/perl -w

use Benchmark;

$count = 1_000_000;
my $thing = "thing";

print "Match eq => ", check_eq(), "\n";
print "Match rx => ", check_rx(), "\n";
print "Match idx => ", check_idx(), "\n";

timethese( $count, {
   'eq' => sub{ check_eq() },
   'rx' => sub{ check_rx() },
   'idx' => sub{ check_idx() }
} );
 $thing = "asdjgfakjgfashdf___thing___asklfhklajsdhlajsdf";

print "Match eq => ", check_eq(), "\n";
print "Match rx => ", check_rx(), "\n";
print "Match idx => ", check_idx(), "\n";

timethese( $count, {
   'eq' => sub{ check_eq() },
   'rx' => sub{ check_rx() },
   'idx' => sub{ check_idx() }
} );

sub check_eq {
    ($thing eq "thing")?1:0;
}
sub check_rx {
    ($thing =~ /thing/)?1:0;
}
 $i = 0;
sub check_idx {
    ((index $thing,'thing') != -1)?1:0;
}