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style➜display VS setAttribute➜display
(version: 0)
Comparing performance of:
style➜display vs setAttribute➜display
Created:
8 years ago
by:
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HTML Preparation code:
<div id="foo"></div>
Tests:
style➜display
var element = document.getElementById("foo"); element.style.display = "none";
setAttribute➜display
var element = document.getElementById("foo"); element.setAttribute("style", "display:none");
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style➜display
setAttribute➜display
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(Test run date:
one year ago
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User agent:
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:131.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/131.0
Browser/OS:
Firefox 131 on Windows
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setAttribute➜display
4.1M/s
style➜display
2.5M/s
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setAttribute➜display
4,126,750 Ops/sec
style➜display
2,479,284 Ops/sec
Autogenerated LLM Summary
(model
llama3.2:3b
, generated one year ago):
Let's break down the benchmark and explain what's being tested. **Benchmark Overview** The benchmark compares two ways to set the `display` property of an HTML element: using CSS styles (`style.display`) versus using the `setAttribute` method with a string argument containing the style value (`setAttribute('style', 'display:none')`). **Options Being Compared** There are two options being compared: 1. **Style-based approach**: Setting the `display` property directly on the element's stylesheet using `element.style.display = "none"`. 2. **Attribute-based approach**: Setting a custom attribute named `style` with the value `display:none` and then parsing it to set the display property using `element.setAttribute('style', 'display:none')`. **Pros and Cons** Here are some pros and cons of each approach: 1. **Style-based approach**: * Pros: More intuitive, readable, and maintainable code; no need to worry about attribute names or values. * Cons: May be slower due to the overhead of accessing the stylesheet and parsing the styles. 2. **Attribute-based approach**: * Pros: Can set multiple properties in a single attribute value, which can lead to more efficient serialization and deserialization of data. * Cons: Less intuitive and less readable code; requires careful management of attribute names and values. **Library Usage** In this benchmark, no libraries are explicitly mentioned. However, the `document.getElementById` method is used, which is part of the DOM (Document Object Model) API. **Special JavaScript Features/Syntax** There's no special JavaScript feature or syntax being tested in this benchmark. The code uses standard JavaScript syntax and features, such as variable declarations, string interpolation, and function calls. **Alternative Approaches** Other approaches to setting the `display` property of an HTML element might include: 1. Using the `style.cssText` property instead of `style.display`. 2. Setting a CSS class using the `className` property. 3. Using a library like jQuery or a DOM manipulation framework to set the display property. It's worth noting that these alternative approaches might have different performance characteristics, code readability, and maintainability trade-offs compared to the style-based and attribute-based approaches being tested in this benchmark.
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