outerHTML vs createElement

Benchmark created by Calvein on

Preparation HTML

<h1>test</h1>
<script>
  var h = document.querySelector('h1');
</script>

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outerHTML
(function() {
  return h.outerHTML;
})();
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createElement
(function() {
  var p = document.createElement('p');
  p.appendChild(h.cloneNode(true));
  return p.innerHTML;
})();
ready
new Option
(function() {
  var p = new Option();
  p.appendChild(h.cloneNode(true));
  return p.innerHTML;
})();
ready

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  • Revision 1: published by Calvein on