I have a general question in regards to how I am formatting my code with event handlers. Is there a benefit with efficiency (lag) between 1 event handler checking and doing multiple things vs many of the same event handlers checking for 1 thing.  I give two 2 rough examples:

 

Example1:

@SubscribeEvent
public void creeperCheck(LivingDeath event){
	if(event.getEntity instanceof CreeperEntity){
		...
	}
}	

@SubscribeEvent
public void zombieCheck(LivingDeath event){
	if(event.getEntity instanceof ZombieEntity){
		...
	}
}

@SubscribeEvent
public void skeletonCheck(LivingDeath event){
	if(event.getEntity instanceof SkeletonEntity){
		...
	}
}

 

Vs

Example 2:

@Subscribe

@SubscribeEvent
public void deathCheck(LivingDeathEvent event){
	if(event.getEntity instanceof CreeperEntity){
		...
	}
	if(event.getEntity instanceof ZombieEntity){
		...
	}
	if(event.getEntity instanceof SkeletonEntity){
		...	
	}
}

 

 

Use one function and multiple if...else if..else statements.

 

The difference between your examples is this:

 

Which is faster?
 

creeperCheck();
zombieCheck();
skeletonCheck();

 

or (a properly built, using else)

 

deathCheck();

 

Edited December 4, 20195 yr by Draco18s