innerhtml-vs-nodevalue

JavaScript performance comparison

Revision 2 of this test case created by Gemorroj

Preparation code

<div id=el>The initial content</div>
<script>
Benchmark.prototype.setup = function() {
    var el = document.getElementById('el');
};
</script>

Preparation code output

The initial content

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Test Ops/sec
innerhtml
el.innerHTML = 'This is the new content';
pending…
textnode
el.firstChild.nodeValue = 'This is the new content';
pending…
this node
el.nodeValue = 'This is the new content';
pending…

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