$(this) or collection-faking

JavaScript performance comparison

Test case created by Kyle Simpson and last updated

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Testing/profiling the code patterns from the Script Junkie article "(pre)Maturely Optimize Your JavaScript"

Snippet comparison #3

Preparation code

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

<style>
.foo { color:blue; }
.other { color:red; }
</style>


<p><a href="#">link</a></p><p>blah</p><p><a href="#" rel="foo">link</a></p><p>blah</p>
<p><a href="#" rel="bar">link</a></p><p>blah</p><p><a href="#" rel="wee">link</a></p><p>blah</p>
<p><a href="#">link</a></p><p>blah</p><p><a href="#" rel="foo">link</a></p><p>blah</p>
<p><a href="#" rel="bar">link</a></p><p>blah</p><p><a href="#" rel="wee">link</a></p><p>blah</p>
<p><a href="#">link</a></p><p>blah</p><p><a href="#" rel="foo">link</a></p><p>blah</p>
<p><a href="#" rel="bar">link</a></p><p>blah</p><p><a href="#" rel="wee">link</a></p><p>blah</p>
<p><a href="#">link</a></p><p>blah</p><p><a href="#" rel="foo">link</a></p><p>blah</p>
<p><a href="#" rel="bar">link</a></p><p>blah</p><p><a href="#" rel="wee">link</a></p><p>blah</p>
<p><a href="#">link</a></p><p>blah</p><p><a href="#" rel="foo">link</a></p><p>blah</p>
<p><a href="#" rel="bar">link</a></p><p>blah</p><p><a href="#" rel="wee">link</a></p><p>blah</p>
<p><a href="#">link</a></p><p>blah</p><p><a href="#" rel="foo">link</a></p><p>blah</p>
<p><a href="#" rel="bar">link</a></p><p>blah</p><p><a href="#" rel="wee">link</a></p><p>blah</p>
<p><a href="#">link</a></p><p>blah</p><p><a href="#" rel="foo">link</a></p><p>blah</p>
<p><a href="#" rel="bar">link</a></p><p>blah</p><p><a href="#" rel="wee">link</a></p><p>blah</p>
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<p><a href="#">link</a></p><p>blah</p><p><a href="#" rel="foo">link</a></p><p>blah</p>
<p><a href="#" rel="bar">link</a></p><p>blah</p><p><a href="#" rel="wee">link</a></p><p>blah</p>
<p><a href="#">link</a></p><p>blah</p><p><a href="#" rel="foo">link</a></p><p>blah</p>
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<p><a href="#">link</a></p><p>blah</p><p><a href="#" rel="foo">link</a></p><p>blah</p>
<p><a href="#" rel="bar">link</a></p><p>blah</p><p><a href="#" rel="wee">link</a></p><p>blah</p>
<p><a href="#">link</a></p><p>blah</p><p><a href="#" rel="foo">link</a></p><p>blah</p>
<p><a href="#" rel="bar">link</a></p><p>blah</p><p><a href="#" rel="wee">link</a></p><p>blah</p>
<p><a href="#">link</a></p><p>blah</p><p><a href="#" rel="foo">link</a></p><p>blah</p>
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<p><a href="#">link</a></p><p>blah</p><p><a href="#" rel="foo">link</a></p><p>blah</p>
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<script>
  var $a = $(0);
 
  function fn_1() {
   var $a = $(this);
   if ($a.attr("rel") == "foo") {
    $a.addClass("foo");
   }
   else {
    $a.addClass("other");
   }
  }
 
  function fn_2() {
   $a.context = $a[0] = this; // fake the collection object
   if ($a.attr("rel") == "foo") {
    $a.addClass("foo");
   }
   else {
    $a.addClass("other");
   }
  }
</script>

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$(this)
$("a").each(fn_1);
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$("a").each(fn_2);
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