Does compiler pre compile function constants?

[Semen Matusovski]

99,99% sure that chr is executing in run-time.
Change j in CHR to 57: times remain the same.
But for me was surprise that difference is enough small (10-20%).
Bravo, Bob

#Compile Exe
#Register None
Function PbMain
 Dim x As String * 11, i As Long, j As Long, t1 As Single, t2 As Single, t3 As Single
 
 t1 = Timer
 For i = 1 To 100000
    For j = 0 To 9
       x = Chr$(48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, j)
    Next
 Next
 
 t2 = Timer
 For i = 1 To 1000000
    x = "0123456789"
 Next
 
 t3 = Timer
 MsgBox "CHR = " + Format$(t2-t1, "#.##"),, Format$(t3 - t2, "#.##")
End Function

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[John Kovacich]

x$ = chr$(0, 0, 0, 0, &HC0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, &H46)

Does the compiler pre-compile the chr$ function, since all parms are constants,
or does the chr$ execute at run time?


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Thanks,

John Kovacich