Div.class selector vs class selector

JavaScript performance comparison

Test case created by Mohit Seth

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Test performance of div.class selector vs .class selector

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<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>

<div class=".select">Test</div>
<div class=".select">Test</div>
<div class=".select">Test</div>
<div class=".select">Test</div>

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Div.class
$('div.select');
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.class
$('.select');
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