jQuery .find() vs descendant selector (v36)

Revision 36 of this benchmark created on

Preparation HTML

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div>
<div id="container">
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div class="robotarm"></div>
<div><div class="robotarm"></div></div>
<div class="robotarm"></div>
<div class="robotarm"></div>
<div></div>
</div>
</div>

Test runner

Ready to run.

Testing in
TestOps/sec
Descendant Selector with tag
$('#container div.robotarm');
ready
Descendant Selector without tag
$('#container .robotarm');
ready
Find with tag
$('#container').find('div.robotarm');
ready
Find without tag
$('#container').find('.robotarm');
ready
Direct search with tag
$('div.robotarm');
ready
Direct search without tag
$('.robotarm');
ready

Revisions

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