jQuery 1.4.4 vs 1.8.3 vs 1.11.1 vs 1.6.4 comparisons (v51)

Revision 51 of this benchmark created on

Description

Checking selector performance in different jQuery versions.

Preparation HTML

<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var $1111 = jQuery.noConflict();
</script>

<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.8.3.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var $183 = jQuery.noConflict();
</script>

<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.6.4.min.js">
</script>
<script>
  var $164 = jQuery.noConflict();
</script>

<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.4.4.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var $144 = jQuery.noConflict();
</script>

<style type="text/css">
    .content {
        padding: 0px 10px;
        margin: 0px 5px;
        border: 1px solid orange;
    }
</style>

<div class="wrapper">
     <div class="innerWrapper">
          <div class="button">
               <a href="" id="button" class="buttonRef">
                    <span class="buttonText">Text</span>
               </a>
          </div>
     </div>
</div>

<script>
  var context44 = $144("div.wrapper");
  var context64 = $164("div.wrapper");
  var context83 = $183("div.wrapper");
  var context111 = $1111("div.wrapper");
</script>

Test runner

Ready to run.

Testing in
TestOps/sec
Get - Class 1.4.4
var item = $144(".buttonRef");
ready
Get - Class 1.8.3
var item = $183(".buttonRef");
ready
Get - Class 1.11.1
var item = $1111(".buttonRef");
ready
Context - Class 1.4.4
var item = $144(".buttonRef", context44);
ready
Context - Class 1.8.3
var item = $183(".buttonRef", context83);
ready
Context - Class 1.11.1
var item = $1111(".buttonRef", context111);
ready
Find - Class 1.4.4
var item = context44.find(".buttonRef")
ready
Find - Class 1.8.3
var item = context83.find(".buttonRef")
ready
Find - Class 1.11.1
var item = context111.find(".buttonRef")
ready
outerWidth - Clas 1.4.4
outerWidth = $144(".content").outerWidth(true);
ready
outerWidth - Class 1.8.3
outerWidth = $183(".content").outerWidth(true);
ready
outerWidth - Class 1.11.1
outerWidth = $1111(".content").outerWidth(true);
ready
Get - Class 1.6.4
var item = $164(".buttonRef");
ready
Context - Class 1.6.4
var item = $164(".buttonRef", context64);
ready
Find - Class 1.6.4
var item = context64.find(".buttonRef")
ready
outerWidth - Class 1.6.4
outerWidth = $164(".content").outerWidth(true);
ready

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