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copied!<p><strong>Is any difference (in speed of my program - execution time) between?? <br/></strong></p> <p><strong>1 st option:</strong></p> <pre><code> private void particleReInit(int loop) { this.particle[loop].active = true; this.particle[loop].life = 1.0f; this.particle[loop].fade = 0.3f * (float)(this.random.Next(100)) / 1000.0f + 0.003f; this.particle[loop].r = colors[this.col][0]; // Select Red Rainbow Color this.particle[loop].g = colors[this.col][1]; // Select Red Rainbow Color this.particle[loop].b = colors[this.col][2]; // Select Red Rainbow Color this.particle[loop].x = 0.0f; this.particle[loop].y = 0.0f; this.particle[loop].xi = 10.0f * (this.random.Next(120) - 60.0f); this.particle[loop].yi = (-50.0f) * (this.random.Next(60)) - (30.0f); this.particle[loop].xg = 0.0f; this.particle[loop].yg = 0.8f; this.particle[loop].size = 0.2f; this.particle[loop].center = new PointF(particleTextures[0].Width / 2, particleTextures[0].Height / 2); } </code></pre> <p><strong>2 nd option: <br/></strong></p> <pre><code>Particle p = particle[loop]; p.active = true; p.life = 1.0f; ... </code></pre> <p><br/> Where <code>Particle particle[] = new Particle[NumberOfParticles];</code> is just an array of Particles which have some properties like life, position.</p> <p><br/> I'm doing it in Visual Studio 2010 Like WFA (Windows Form Aplication) and need to enhance performance (we're not able to use OpenGL, so for more particles my program tends to be slow).</p>

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