jQuery attr() vs. Native setAttribute() (v3)

Revision 3 of this benchmark created on

Description

jQuery's attr() method will always have more overhead because of the extensibility added.

Preparation HTML

<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.6/jquery.min.js"></script><input type="text" id="btn"></div>

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Testing in
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jQuery attr()
$("#btn").attr("disabled", "disabled");
ready
Native setAttribute()
document.getElementById('btn').setAttribute("disabled", "disabled");
ready
getElementById() with jQuery attr()
$(document.getElementById('btn')).attr("disabled", "disabled");
ready
jQuery selector with Native setAttribute
$('#btn')[0].setAttribute("disabled", "disabled");
ready
jQuery prop()
$("#btn").prop("disabled", "disabled");
ready

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