Hello everyone,

This may seem like a pretty simple question, but one that I'm curious
about. I have 2 nested for-loops in my code, and want to know which is
the best (fastest) way to organize them:

OPTION 1:
for (int x=0; x < (somewhere between 0-40); x++) {
    for (int y=0; y < (somewhere between 400-1000); y++) {
         <if the x array matches the y array, call some functions and
do some more logic>
         <else keep going through loop>
    }
}

With option 1, it makes the most sense for me to use with the logic
that needs to be run when an array match is found.

OPTION 2:
for (int x=0; x < (somewhere between 400-1000); x++) {
    for (int y=0; y < (somewhere between 1-40); y++) {
         <if the x array matches the y array, call some functions and
do some more logic>
         <else keep going through loop>
    }
}

I believe option 2 will be faster (right?), but there might be a
little more logic that goes into the work when finding a match.

The ultimate question is... How much difference does it really make
(with this example or in general) in the way nested for-loops are
organized and handled in Java?

Let me know if there is anything I'm leaving out that might help, and
thanks in advance!

Nino Skilj