if/else vs. short

JavaScript performance comparison

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

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if / else
if (true) {
  $("#foobar").addClass("foo");
} else {
  $("#foobar").removeClass("foo");
}
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if / else (with element var)
var element = $("#foobar");
if (true) {
  element.addClass("foo");
} else {
  element.removeClass("foo");
}
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short variant
$("#foobar")[true ? "add" : "remove" + "Class"]("foo");
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short variant (with element var)
var element = $("#foobar");
element[true ? "add" : "remove" + "Class"]("foo");
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short variant (without string concatination)
var element = $("#foobar");
element[true ? "addClass" : "removeClass"]("foo");
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