String compare performance

["Jérôme M. Berger"]

Kagamin wrote:
> You need only match 3-char strings?
> Try this hack
> 
> bool cmp3c(string a, string etalon) pure
> {
>   if(a.length!=3)return false;
>   return *cast(short*)a.ptr==*cast(short*)b.ptr && a[2]==b[2];
> }
	This doesn't work on some architectures if a.ptr or b.ptr is odd...

		Jerome
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