cloneNode vs createElement
JavaScript performance comparison
Preparation code
<script>
var a = document.createElement("a");
var b = document.createElement("a")
b.setAttribute("id", "myLink");
var c = document.createElement("a")
c.setAttribute("id", "myLink2");
c.setAttribute("class", "aCouple ofClassNames");
c.setAttribute("href", "#");
c.setAttribute("rel", "someValue");
</script>
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createElement, link |
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createElement, link with id |
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cloneNode, link |
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cloneNode, link with id |
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createElement, attribute soup |
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cloneNode, attribute soup |
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