#!/usr/bin/env ruby

# This is one of several little programs to attempt to test the speed of
# various means of using an RE to search a string.

# This is the default case, which simply checks the string using the RE.

# "-" is ASCII 45

s1 = "This is a test."
s2 = "Wednesday is another day."
s3 = "---*** A Possible Heading"

time_start = Time::now

10000.times do

    /\A---\*{3}/ =~ s1

    /\A---\*{3}/ =~ s2

    /\A---\*{3}/ =~ s3

end

puts (Time::now - time_start).to_s