Benchmark: $.hasClass vs RegExp vs indexOf vs classList

HTML Preparation code:

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>

<div class="foobar" id="node">Hello</div>

Script Preparation code:

var node = document.getElementById('node');
var className = node.className;
var rx = new RegExp('\\b' + className + '\\b');
function hasClassString(e, c) {
  var s = e.className, i = s.indexOf(c);
  return i != -1 && (s.charCodeAt(i - 1) || 32) == 32 && (s.charCodeAt(i + c.length) || 32) == 32;
};

Tests:

$.hasClass
var hasClass = $(node).hasClass(className);
RegExp
var hasClass = rx.test(node.className);
Dry RegExp
var drx = new RegExp('\\b' + className + '\\b'); var hasClass = drx.test(node.className);
indexOf
var hasClass = node.className.indexOf(className) !== -1;
classList
var hasClass = node.classList.contains(className);
hasClassString
var hasClass = hasClassString(node, className);

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Test case name	Result
$.hasClass
RegExp
Dry RegExp
indexOf
classList
hasClassString

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**Benchmark Overview**

The provided benchmark measures the performance of different approaches to check if an HTML element has a specific class. The test cases compare four methods:

1. `$.hasClass` (JQuery's class helper function)
2. `RegExp`
3. `classList` (JavaScript's built-in class list API)
4. A custom implementation, ` HasanClassString`

**Options Comparison**

Here's a brief overview of each option and its pros and cons:

### 1. `$.hasClass`

*   Uses the jQuery library to access the element's class name.
*   Pros: Easy to use, widely supported, and well-tested.
*   Cons: Requires including an additional JavaScript library (jQuery), which might not be desirable for all projects.

### 2. `RegExp`

*   Uses a regular expression to match the class name at the beginning and end of the element's class list.
*   Pros: Fast, lightweight, and doesn't require any external libraries.
*   Cons: Requires manual handling of edge cases (e.g., class names with spaces), and its performance can degrade for elements with long class lists.

### 3. `classList`

*   Uses the JavaScript built-in class list API to access the element's class list.
*   Pros: Fast, modern, and doesn't require any external libraries.
*   Cons: Not supported in older browsers or those that don't have the latest versions of JavaScript enabled.

### 4. `HasanClassString`

*   A custom implementation using a string manipulation function to check for the class presence.
*   Pros: Can be optimized for specific use cases, and might be more accurate than regular expressions.
*   Cons: Requires manual optimization, testing, and maintenance, which can add complexity.

**Library Used**

The `$.hasClass` option uses jQuery, a popular JavaScript library for DOM manipulation and event handling. It provides a convenient way to access the element's class list without requiring manual string manipulation or regular expressions.

**Special JS Feature/Syntax**

None of the test cases explicitly use any special JavaScript features or syntax. However, it's worth noting that modern browsers support the `classList` API and JavaScript methods like `includes()`, which might be used in future optimizations or enhancements.

**Alternatives**

Other alternatives for checking class presence include:

*   Using a vanilla JavaScript approach with string manipulation functions (e.g., `indexOf()`, `substr()`, etc.).
*   Leveraging the CSS `:class` pseudo-class to check for classes programmatically.
*   Utilizing third-party libraries like Lodash or Moment.js, which provide utility functions for working with data and DOM elements.

Keep in mind that these alternatives might have different performance characteristics, complexity, and compatibility requirements compared to the test cases.

Related benchmarks:

$.hasClass vs RegExp vs indexOf vs classList (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: $.hasClass vs RegExp vs Dry RegExp vs indexOf vs classList vs hasClassString

Created: 8 years ago by: Guest

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$.hasClass

RegExp

Dry RegExp

indexOf

classList

hasClassString

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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