function DoBench(x){ var startTime,endTime,gORl='local'; if(x==1){ startTime=new Date().getTime(); Bench1(); endTime=new Date().getTime(); }else{ gORl='global'; startTime=new Date().getTime(); Bench2(); endTime=new Date().getTime(); } alert('Elapsed time using '+gORl+' variable: '+((endTime-startTime)/1000)+' seconds.'); }