innerHTML vs removeChild (v8)

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Description

what method for empty a element is faster ?

Preparation HTML

<div id='box'></div>

Setup

var box = document.getElementById('box');
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Teardown


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removeChild
while (box.firstChild) {
  box.removeChild(box.firstChild);
}
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innerHTML
box.innerHTML = '';
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removeChild - Cached
for(i=0, lst=Array.prototype.slice.apply(box.children), l=lst.length;i<l;i++){
box.removeChild(lst[i]);
}
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