jQuery children vs find

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This testcase compares the performance of .children() and .find()

Preparation code

<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div id='goals'>
                <div id='goals_image' class='image_holder'><img src='images/goals.png'><img class='blue_image' src='images/goals_blue.png'></div>
                <div id='goals_text'>
                        <span class='header'>Our goals</span><br/>
                        When it comes to treading lighter on the earth, we always want to be better tomorrow than we are today. That's why we have measurable targets for people and nature.
                </div>
                <div class='more'>Learn more</div>
        </div>

Preparation code output

Our goals
When it comes to treading lighter on the earth, we always want to be better tomorrow than we are today. That's why we have measurable targets for people and nature.
Learn more

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Test Ops/sec
children()
 
var $this = $('#goals')

$this.children('.more')
$this.children('.image_holder').children('.blue_image')
$this
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find()
 
var $this = $('#goals')

$this.find('.more')
$this.find('.blue_image')
$this
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children() no variable
 
$('#goals').children('.more')
$('#goals').children('.image_holder').children('.blue_image')
$('#goals')
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find() no variable
 
$('#goals').find('.more')
$('#goals').find('.blue_image')
$('#goals')
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children() 1 sub
 
var $this = $('#goals')

$this.children('.more')
 
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find() 1 sub
 
var $this = $('#goals')

$this.find('.more')
 
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