$(this) vs var xxx = $(this)

Benchmark created by Arthur on

Description

What is faster: $(this).xxx(); $(this).yyy(); or var _this = $(this); _this.xxx(); _this.yyy();

Preparation HTML

<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div id="some_div"></div>

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Testing in
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$(this)
$('#some_div').each(function(){
  $(this).hide();
  $(this).show();
});
ready
var _this = $(this)
$('#some_div').each(function(){
  var _this = $(this);
  _this.hide();
  _this.show();
});
ready

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  • Revision 1: published by Arthur on