jQuery.each vs. for loop

JavaScript performance comparison

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Preparation code

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.6.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
  var a = $('*').get(),
      e;
function fx(a) {
  e = a;
}
</script>

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Test Ops/sec
jQuery.each
 
$.each(a, function() {
 e = this;
});
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for loop
 
for (var i = 0, len = a.length; i < len; i++) {
 e = a[i];
};
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while loop
 
var i = a.length - 1;

while (e = a[i--]) {};
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alternative for loop
 
for (var i in a) {
 e = a[i];
};
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reverse for
 
for (var i = a.length; i--;) {
 e = a[i]
}
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for with fn
 
for (var i = 0, len = a.length; i < len; i++) {
 fx(a[i]);
};
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