Fast algorithm for double->string conversion.

src/conversions.cc

Index: src/conversions.cc
===================================================================
--- src/conversions.cc	(revision 3886)
+++ src/conversions.cc	(working copy)
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 #include "factory.h"
 #include "scanner.h"
 
+#include "grisu3.h"
+
 namespace v8 {
 namespace internal {
 
@@ -382,8 +384,17 @@
       int decimal_point;
       int sign;
 
-      char* decimal_rep = dtoa(v, 0, 0, &decimal_point, &sign, NULL);
-      int length = StrLength(decimal_rep);
+      char* decimal_rep;
+      bool used_dtoa = false;
+      char grisu_buffer[kGrisu3MaximalLength + 1];
+      int length;
+      if (grisu3(v, grisu_buffer, &sign, &length, &decimal_point)) {
+        decimal_rep = &grisu_buffer[0];

[fschneider, 2010/02/22 16:25:24]

You can just write: decimal_rep = grisu_buffer;

[Florian Loitsch, 2010/02/23 09:05:10]

Done.

+      } else {
+        decimal_rep = dtoa(v, 0, 0, &decimal_point, &sign, NULL);
+        used_dtoa = true;
+        length = StrLength(decimal_rep);
+      }
 
       if (sign) builder.AddCharacter('-');
 
@@ -418,7 +429,7 @@
         builder.AddFormatted("%d", exponent);
       }
 
-      freedtoa(decimal_rep);
+      if (used_dtoa) freedtoa(decimal_rep);
     }
   }
   return builder.Finalize();