Best js string builder

Benchmark created by André Farzat on

Description

Try to figure out the best way to build strings in javascript.

Preparation HTML

<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
<script src="//ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery.validate/1.9/jquery.validate.min.js">
</script>
<script>
String.prototype.format = function(){
    var args = arguments;
    return this.replace(/\{(\d)\}/g, function(a,b){
        return typeof args[b] != 'undefined' ? args[b] : a;
    });
}
</script>

Setup

window.txt = "<ul><li>{0}</li><li>{1}</li><li>{2}</li></ul>";
    window.t1 = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.";
    window.t2 = "Aliquam tincidunt mauris eu risus.";
    window.t3 = "Vestibulum auctor dapibus neque.";

Test runner

Ready to run.

Testing in WebKit 537.36 / undefined
TestOps/sec
JS normal concat
window.res = "<ul><li>" + window.t1 + "</li><li>" + window.t2 + "</li><li>" + window.t3 + "</li></ul>";
ready
JS replace function
window.res = window.txt.replace('{0}', window.t1).replace('{1}', window.t2).replace('{2}', window.t3);
ready
jquery validate format function
window.res = jQuery.validator.format(window.txt, window.t1, window.t2, window.t3);
ready
String format function
window.res = window.txt.format(window.t1,window.t2,window.t3);
ready

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