jQuery.fn.css — fastest calling pattern

Benchmark created by James Padolsey on

Preparation HTML

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
  var a = jQuery('<div/>').append(Array(100).join('<a></a>')).find('a');
</script>

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css({…})
a.css({
 color: 'red',
 padding: '5px',
 background: 'blue'
});
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css().css()
a.css('color', 'red').css('padding', '5px').css('background', 'blue');
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