Benchmark: AddEventListener

Tests:

addEvenListener
for (i=0; i<100;i++) { document.addEventListener('click', ()=>{}) }
.on
for (i=0; i<100;i++) { $('document').on('click', ()=>{}) }

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addEvenListener
.on

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**Benchmark Definition**

The benchmark is comparing two approaches to attach an event listener to the `document` object:

1. Using the `addEventListener` method:
```javascript
for (i=0; i<100;i++) {
  document.addEventListener('click', ()=>{})
}
```
2. Using the `.on()` method (likely a jQuery alias for `addEventListener`):
```javascript
for (i=0; i<100;i++) {
  $('document').on('click', ()=>{})
}
```

**Options Compared**

The two approaches are being compared in terms of their performance, which is measured by the number of executions per second.

**Pros and Cons of Each Approach**

1. `addEventListener`:
	* Pros:
		+ More explicit and flexible (e.g., you can specify multiple listeners for a single event).
		+ Generally considered more modern and JavaScript-standard compliant.
	* Cons:
		+ May be slower due to the overhead of dynamically adding an attribute (`data-addEventListener`) to the `document` element.
2. `.on()` method:
	* Pros:
		+ Can provide better support for older browsers that don't support `addEventListener`.
	* Cons:
		+ Less explicit and less flexible (e.g., you can only specify a single listener for an event).
		+ May be slower due to the overhead of jQuery's internal state management.

**Other Considerations**

Both approaches have security implications. In the case of `addEventListener`, if you don't properly sanitize the callback function, it could lead to code injection vulnerabilities. The `.on()` method, being a jQuery alias for `addEventListener`, inherits this same vulnerability.

**Library and Its Purpose**

The `.on()` method is likely using jQuery's internal state management mechanisms, which provide a convenient way to attach event listeners across multiple elements without having to use `addEventListener` explicitly.

**Special JS Feature or Syntax**

Neither of the approaches mentioned utilizes any special JavaScript features or syntax. They are both relatively straightforward and rely on standard JavaScript methods.

**Alternatives**

Other alternatives for attaching event listeners include:

1. Using the `attachEvent` method (available in older Internet Explorer versions):
```javascript
for (i=0; i<100;i++) {
  document.attachEvent('onclick', ()=>{})
}
```
2. Using a library like Lodash or Ramda, which provide higher-order functions for working with events.
3. Implementing custom event handling using Web Workers or WebAssembly.

These alternatives may have different performance characteristics and implications depending on the specific use case.

In summary, the benchmark is comparing two common approaches to attach an event listener to the `document` object in JavaScript: `addEventListener` and the `.on()` method (a jQuery alias). The results will indicate which approach is faster for this particular test case.

Related benchmarks:

AddEventListener (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: addEvenListener vs .on

Created: 9 years ago by: Guest

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addEvenListener

.on

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Slowest: N/A

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