jQuery append one by one vs bulk

Benchmark created by Andrew on

Preparation HTML

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div id="container"></div>
<script>
    var container = $("#container");
    var divs = [];
    for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
        divs.push($("<div>"));
    }
</script>

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Testing in
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One by one
container.empty();
for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
    container.append(divs[i]);
}
ready
Bulk
container.empty();
container.append(divs);
ready
Via fragment
container.empty();
var fragment = document.createDocumentFragment();
for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
    fragment.appendChild(divs[i].get(0));
}
container.append(fragment);
ready

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  • Revision 1: published by Andrew on