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From: "codeflash-ai[bot]"
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Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:44:44 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Optimize toTitleCase
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The optimized code achieves a **13% speedup** by eliminating multiple intermediate array allocations and reducing function call overhead.

**Key optimizations:**

1. **Single-pass character iteration**: Instead of `split()` → `map()` → `join()` which creates multiple intermediate arrays, the optimized version processes each character once in a loop, building the result string directly.

2. **Eliminates array overhead**: The original approach:
   - Calls `toLowerCase()` on entire string (allocation #1)
   - Creates array via `split(' ')` (allocation #2)
   - Creates new array via `map()` with per-word `charAt()` + `slice()` + `toUpperCase()` operations (allocation #3 + N word allocations)
   - Joins array back to string (allocation #4)

   The optimized version only allocates the final result string.

3. **Reduces function calls**: Eliminates array method overhead (`split`, `map`, `join`) and per-word string methods (`charAt`, `slice`). Instead uses simple character-by-character conditionals.

4. **State-based capitalization**: The `capitalizeNext` flag efficiently tracks when to capitalize without needing to identify word boundaries upfront.

**Performance characteristics by test type:**

- **Best gains**: Tests with many short words (e.g., "a b c", "hello world", 500-word documents) benefit most, as they maximize the impact of avoiding per-word string allocations
- **Moderate gains**: Mixed-case normalization and large single words still benefit from reduced overhead
- **Edge cases**: Empty strings, whitespace-only inputs now have early returns and simpler logic

The optimization is particularly effective for typical use cases involving multiple words, which aligns with the common usage patterns shown in the test suite where most tests involve 2-500 words separated by spaces.
---
 code_to_optimize_js/string_utils.js | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/code_to_optimize_js/string_utils.js b/code_to_optimize_js/string_utils.js
index 6881943e5..f78b5e936 100644
--- a/code_to_optimize_js/string_utils.js
+++ b/code_to_optimize_js/string_utils.js
@@ -79,11 +79,26 @@ function longestCommonPrefix(strs) {
  * @returns {string} - The title-cased string
  */
 function toTitleCase(str) {
-    return str
-        .toLowerCase()
-        .split(' ')
-        .map(word => word.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + word.slice(1))
-        .join(' ');
+    if (!str) return str;
+    
+    let result = '';
+    let capitalizeNext = true;
+    
+    for (let i = 0, len = str.length; i < len; i++) {
+        const char = str[i];
+        
+        if (char === ' ') {
+            result += char;
+            capitalizeNext = true;
+        } else if (capitalizeNext) {
+            result += char.toUpperCase();
+            capitalizeNext = false;
+        } else {
+            result += char.toLowerCase();
+        }
+    }
+    
+    return result;
 }
 
 module.exports = {