fastest scala using arrays

gistfile1.scala

object BenchWithScala extends App {
  val data = Array("foo", 23, true)
  val n = 1000000
  val result = new Array[Any](n * 3)
  var i = 0
  val before = System.currentTimeMillis()
  while (i < n) {
    var j = 0
    while (j < 3) {
      result(i * 3 + j) = foo(data(j))
      j += 1
    }
    i += 1
  }

  printf("Took : %s ms, number of elements : %s %n", System.currentTimeMillis - before, result.size)

  def foo(obj: Any) =
    obj match {
      case _: String => "String"
      case _: Boolean => "Boolean"
      case _: Integer => "Integer"
      case _ => throw new IllegalArgumentException()
    }
}