Iframe Contents jQuery

JavaScript performance comparison

Test case created by Patrick Engström

Info

Searching for the fastest and most efficient way to get contents from an iframe body.

Preparation code

<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<iframe src="javascript:0"></iframe>
<script>
Benchmark.prototype.setup = function() {
    var iframe = $('iframe');
};
</script>

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Test Ops/sec
Contents function
$(iframe.contents().children().children()[1]).text()
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Array Selector
$(iframe[0]).children().children()[1].text();
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JS
iframe[0].contentWindow.document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0].innerHTML;
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