getElementsByTagname("a")[0] vs. querySelector("a")

JavaScript performance comparison

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Preparation code 

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-git2.min.js"></script>

<input type="password"></input><input type="password"></input>
<input type="password"></input><input type="password"></input>
      

      <script>

        Benchmark.prototype.setup = function() {

          
  var list, result, i, len;
  var hasFields = false;

        
  };
          



        Benchmark.prototype.teardown = function() {

          
  hasFields = false;

        
  };

      
</script>

Preparation code output

<input type="password"></input><input type="password"></input> <input type="password"></input><input type="password"></input>

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Testing in CCBot 2.0.0 / Other 0.0.0
Test Ops/sec
Using getElementsByTagName() 
var fields = document.getElementsByTagName("input");

if (fields && fields.length > 0) {
  hasFields = true;
}
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Using querySelectorAll() 
var fields = document.querySelectorAll("input[type='password']");

if (fields && fields.length > 0) {
  hasFields = true;
}
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Using querySelector() 
var fields = document.querySelector("input[type='password']");

if (fields && fields.length > 0) {
  hasFields = true;
}
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jQuery 
fields = jQuery("input[type=password]");

if (fields && fields.length > 0) {
  hasFields = true;
}
 pending…

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