Benchmark: .attribute vs setAttribute/removeAttribute vs setAttributeNode/removeAttributeNode vs attributes.setNamedItem/attributes.removeNamedITem

HTML Preparation code:

<div id="testNode"></div>

Script Preparation code:

var testElement = document.getElementById("testNode");
var hiddenAttr = document.createAttribute("hidden");

Tests:

.attribute
testElement.hidden = true; testElement.hidden = false;
setAttribute/removeAttribute
testElement.setAttribute("hidden", ""); testElement.removeAttribute("hidden");
setAttributeNode/removeAttributeNode
testElement.setAttributeNode(hiddenAttr); testElement.removeAttributeNode(hiddenAttr);
attributes.setNamedItem/attributes.removeNamedITem
testElement.attributes.setNamedItem(hiddenAttr); testElement.attributes.removeNamedItem("hidden");

Historical Performance Data aggregated from 15 community runs

Desktop Results:

Chrome 8 runs

.attribute

4.7M/s

setAttribute/removeAttribute

3.3M/s

setAttributeNode/removeAttributeNode

3.0M/s

attributes.setNamedItem/attributes.removeNamedITem

2.2M/s

Fastest: .attribute (2.2x faster)

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✓ .attribute: 4,710,439 ops/sec
• setAttribute/removeAttribute: 3,314,152 ops/sec
• setAttributeNode/removeAttributeNode: 3,001,612 ops/sec
• attributes.setNamedItem/attributes.removeNamedITem: 2,161,060 ops/sec

Firefox 7 runs

.attribute

3.3M/s

setAttribute/removeAttribute

2.7M/s

setAttributeNode/removeAttributeNode

2.2M/s

attributes.setNamedItem/attributes.removeNamedITem

2.0M/s

Fastest: .attribute (1.7x faster)

View exact numbers

✓ .attribute: 3,329,332 ops/sec
• setAttribute/removeAttribute: 2,672,154 ops/sec
• setAttributeNode/removeAttributeNode: 2,189,982 ops/sec
• attributes.setNamedItem/attributes.removeNamedITem: 1,963,456 ops/sec

Results show median performance across all community submissions. Run this benchmark yourself to verify on your device.

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
.attribute
setAttribute/removeAttribute
setAttributeNode/removeAttributeNode
attributes.setNamedItem/attributes.removeNamedITem

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: one year ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/134.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 OPR/119.0.0.0

Browser/OS: Opera 119 on Windows

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.attribute

5.2M/s

setAttribute/removeAttribute

4.4M/s

setAttributeNode/removeAttributeNode

3.6M/s

attributes.setNamedItem/attributes.removeNamedITem

2.7M/s

View exact numbers

Test name	Executions per second
✓ .attribute	5,200,296 Ops/sec
setAttribute/removeAttribute	4,387,388 Ops/sec
setAttributeNode/removeAttributeNode	3,588,429 Ops/sec
attributes.setNamedItem/attributes.removeNamedITem	2,694,158 Ops/sec

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated one year ago):

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Let's dive into the world of JavaScript microbenchmarks.

**Benchmark Overview**

The provided benchmark compares four different approaches to set and remove an attribute from an HTML element:

1. Using the `.attribute` syntax (e.g., `testElement.hidden = true;`)
2. Using the `setAttribute` method with a string argument (e.g., `testElement.setAttribute("hidden", "");`)
3. Using the `setAttributeNode` method with a DOMAttr object as an argument (e.g., `testElement.setAttributeNode(hiddenAttr);`)
4. Using the `attributes.setNamedItem` method with a DOMString as an argument (e.g., `testElement.attributes.setNamedItem(hiddenAttr);`)

**Options Comparison**

Here's a brief overview of each approach, including their pros and cons:

1. **.attribute syntax**
	* Pros: Easy to read and write, doesn't require explicit string concatenation or attribute creation.
	* Cons: May be slower due to the JavaScript engine's interpretation of the syntax.
2. **setAttribute/removeAttribute**
	* Pros: Fast and efficient, as it involves a direct call to the DOM API.
	* Cons: Requires explicit string manipulation, which can lead to errors if not done correctly.
3. **setAttributeNode/removeAttributeNode**
	* Pros: Similar to `setAttribute`/`removeAttribute`, but with more control over attribute creation and modification.
	* Cons: May require more boilerplate code, especially for complex attributes.
4. **attributes.setNamedItem/attributes.removeNamedItem**
	* Pros: Provides a more explicit and controlled way of working with attributes, similar to `setAttributeNode`.
	* Cons: Requires knowledge of the DOM Attributes API and may be slower due to additional overhead.

**Library Considerations**

In this benchmark, none of the test cases use any external libraries. The code is self-contained and only relies on the standard JavaScript DOM API.

**Special JS Features/Syntax**

None of the test cases explicitly use special JavaScript features or syntax beyond what's typically used in web development (e.g., ES6+ syntax). However, it's worth noting that some of these approaches may rely on specific browser implementations or engine optimizations, which could affect their performance.

**Other Alternatives**

If you're interested in exploring other alternatives for working with attributes in JavaScript, consider the following:

* **DOM Attributes API**: Provides a more explicit and controlled way of working with attributes, similar to `setAttributeNode`/`removeAttributeNode`.
* **JS APIs like jQuery**: Can simplify attribute manipulation, but may introduce additional overhead or dependencies.
* **Library-specific solutions**: Some libraries (e.g., React, Angular) provide their own solutions for handling attributes, which might be worth exploring if you're already invested in those ecosystems.

Keep in mind that this benchmark focuses on comparing the performance of different approaches within a specific JavaScript context. Depending on your use case and requirements, other alternatives may be more suitable.

.attribute vs setAttribute/removeAttribute vs setAttributeNode/removeAttributeNode vs attributes.setNamedItem/attributes.removeNamedITem (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: `.attribute vs setAttribute/removeAttribute vs setAttributeNode/removeAttributeNode vs attributes.setNamedItem/attributes.removeNamedITem`

Created: 5 years ago by: Registered User

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.attribute

setAttribute/removeAttribute

setAttributeNode/removeAttributeNode

attributes.setNamedItem/attributes.removeNamedITem

Historical Performance Data aggregated from 15 community runs

Desktop Results:

Chrome 8 runs

Firefox 7 runs

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated one year ago):

.attribute vs setAttribute/removeAttribute vs setAttributeNode/removeAttributeNode vs attributes.setNamedItem/attributes.removeNamedITem (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: .attribute vs setAttribute/removeAttribute vs setAttributeNode/removeAttributeNode vs attributes.setNamedItem/attributes.removeNamedITem

Created: 5 years ago by: Registered User

Go to the latest result

.attribute

setAttribute/removeAttribute

setAttributeNode/removeAttributeNode

attributes.setNamedItem/attributes.removeNamedITem

Historical Performance Data aggregated from 15 community runs

Desktop Results:

Chrome 8 runs

Firefox 7 runs

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated one year ago):

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