jQuery .prepend( html ) vs .prepend( element ) vs .insertAdjacentHTML()

JavaScript performance comparison

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Preparation code

<div id="prepend">text</div>
 
<script>
Benchmark.prototype.setup = function() {
    var j = $( '#prepend' ),
        d = j[0],
        html = '<span>before</span>',
        element = $( html );
   
};
</script>

Preparation code output

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.prepend( html );
j.prepend( html );
 
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.prepend( element );
j.prepend( element );
 
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.insertAdjacentHTML()
d.insertAdjacentHTML( "afterBegin", html );
 
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