Attribute vs Class selection

JavaScript performance comparison

Revision 4 of this test case created

Info

Tests speed of selection for data attribute selection versus class-based selection.

Preparation code

<ul>
<li id="1" data-cargroup="A" class="js-CarGroup-A">A</li>
<li id="2" data-cargroup="B" class="js-CarGroup-B">B</li>
<li id="3" data-cargroup="C" class="js-CarGroup-C">C</li>
<li id="4" data-cargroup="C" class="js-CarGroup-C">C</li>
<li id="5" data-cargroup="D" class="js-CarGroup-D">D</li>
</ul>
<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
  Benchmark.prototype.setup = function() {
    for (var i = 0; i < 4000; i++) {
      $("ul").prepend('<li data-cargroup="' + i + '" class="js-CarGroup-' + i +    '">' + i + '</li>'); 
    }
  };
</script>

Preparation code output

  • A
  • B
  • C
  • C
  • D

Test runner

Warning! For accurate results, please disable Firebug before running the tests. (Why?)

Java applet disabled.

Testing in unknown unknown
Test Ops/sec
Data-attribute selection
 
$('li[data-cargroup = "C"]');
 pending…
Class-based selection
 
$('li.js-CarGroup-C');
 pending…

Compare results of other browsers

Revisions

You can edit these tests or add even more tests to this page by appending /edit to the URL. Here’s a list of current revisions for this page:

0 comments

Add a comment