'body' vs document.body (v10)

Revision 10 of this benchmark created on

Description

Which is quicker with jQuery? Binding to document.body or 'body' ?

Preparation HTML

<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>

<span class="clickable">hey</span>

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Testing in
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document.body
$(document.body).on('click', '.clickable', function(e) {});
$('.clickable').click();
ready
'body'
$('body').on('click', '.clickable', function(e) {});
$('.clickable').click();
ready

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