Caching jQuery Objects

JavaScript performance comparison

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Info

This test compares the performance impact of three different jQuery scenarios:

1) Multiple selectors, multiple statements 2) Single selector, chained statements 3) Cached selector, multiple statements

The goal is to identify the best way to handle jQuery selectors for optimum performance.

Preparation code

<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
<!--Sample DOM-->
<header>
  <h1>
    Sample DOM
  </h1>
</header>
<nav>
  <ul>
    <li>
      Item 1
    </li>
    <li>
      Item 2
    </li>
    <li>
      Item 3
    </li>
  </ul>
</nav>
<div id="main">
  <div id="content">
    <div id="myDiv" class="myClass">
      <p>
        Sample content of non-consequence
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
<footer>
  <a href="#">Terms</a>
</footer>

Preparation code output

Sample DOM

Sample content of non-consequence

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Testing in unknown unknown
Test Ops/sec
No Caching
 
$("#myDiv").css("color", "red");
$("#myDiv").css("opacity", 1);
$("#myDiv").css("display", "block");
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Method Chaining
 
$("#myDiv").css("color", "red").css("opacity", 1).css("display", "block");
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Object Caching
 
var $myDiv = $("#myDiv");
$myDiv.css("color", "red");
$myDiv.css("opacity", 1);
$myDiv.css("display", "block");
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Object Caching + Chaining
 
var $myDiv = $("#myDiv");
$myDiv.css("color", "red").css("opacity", 1).css("display", "block");
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No jQuery
 
var myDiv = document.getElementById("myDiv");
myDiv.style.color = "red";
myDiv.style.opacity = 1;
myDiv.style.display = "block";
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No jQuery (cssText)
 
var myDiv = document.getElementById("myDiv"),
    styles = ";color:red;opacity:1;display:block;";
myDiv.style.cssText += styles;
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jQuery using object.
 
$("#myDiv").css({
  'color': 'red',
  'opacity': 1,
  'display': 'block'
});
 pending…

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