Benchmark: .attribute vs setAttribute/removeAttribute vs setAttributeNode/removeAttributeNode vs attributes.setNamedItem/attributes.removeNamedITem vs setAttribute/Delete

.attribute vs setAttribute/removeAttribute vs setAttributeNode/removeAttributeNode vs attributes.setNamedItem/attributes.removeNamedITem vs setAttribute/Delete (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: .attribute vs setAttribute/removeAttribute vs setAttributeNode/removeAttributeNode vs attributes.setNamedItem/attributes.removeNamedITem vs setAttribute/delete

Created: 3 years ago by: Registered User

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HTML Preparation code:

<div id="testNode"></div>

Script Preparation code:

var testElement = document.getElementById("testNode");
var hiddenAttr = document.createAttribute("hidden");

Tests:

.attribute
testElement.hidden = true; testElement.hidden = false;
setAttribute/removeAttribute
testElement.setAttribute("hidden", ""); testElement.removeAttribute("hidden");
setAttributeNode/removeAttributeNode
testElement.setAttributeNode(hiddenAttr); testElement.removeAttributeNode(hiddenAttr);
attributes.setNamedItem/attributes.removeNamedITem
testElement.attributes.setNamedItem(hiddenAttr); testElement.attributes.removeNamedItem("hidden");
setAttribute/delete
testElement.setAttribute("hidden", ""); delete testElement.hidden;

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
.attribute
setAttribute/removeAttribute
setAttributeNode/removeAttributeNode
attributes.setNamedItem/attributes.removeNamedITem
setAttribute/delete

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Sumamry (model llama3.2:3b, generated 12 days ago):

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**Benchmark Overview**

The provided benchmark, hosted on MeasureThat.net, tests the performance of different methods for setting and removing attributes in HTML elements. The benchmark compares four approaches:

1. `.attribute` (dot notation)
2. `setAttribute/removeAttribute`
3. `setAttributeNode/removeAttributeNode`
4. `attributes.setNamedItem/attributes.removeNamedItem`

**Approach 1: `.attribute`**

In this approach, the attribute is set using dot notation (`testElement.hidden = true;`) and then removed.

Pros:

* Simple and concise syntax
* Works across different browsers

Cons:

* May not be as efficient or optimized for performance compared to other methods

Other considerations:

* This approach relies on the browser's internal implementation of dot notation, which may vary between versions and platforms.

**Approach 2: `setAttribute/removeAttribute`**

In this approach, the attribute is set using the `setAttribute` method (`testElement.setAttribute("hidden", "");`) and then removed using the `removeAttribute` method (`testElement.removeAttribute("hidden");`).

Pros:

* Wide adoption across different browsers
* Standardized API

Cons:

* Requires two separate methods (setAttribute and removeAttribute) to achieve the same result
* May have overhead due to method calls

Other considerations:

* This approach is a simple and straightforward way to set and remove attributes.

**Approach 3: `setAttributeNode/removeAttributeNode`**

In this approach, the attribute node is created using the `setAttributeNode` method (`testElement.setAttributeNode(hiddenAttr);`) and then removed using the `removeAttributeNode` method (`testElement.removeAttributeNode(hiddenAttr);`).

Pros:

* Can be more efficient than using the `setAttribute`/`removeAttribute` methods
* Allows for explicit control over attribute creation and removal

Cons:

* Less widely adopted compared to other approaches
* Requires understanding of DOM attributes and nodes

Other considerations:

* This approach provides a low-level way to manipulate HTML elements' attributes.

**Approach 4: `attributes.setNamedItem/attributes.removeNamedItem`**

In this approach, the attribute is set using the `setNamedItem` method (`testElement.attributes.setNamedItem(hiddenAttr);`) and then removed using the `removeNamedItem` method (`testElement.attributes.removeNamedItem("hidden");`).

Pros:

* Can be more efficient than using the `setAttribute`/`removeAttribute` methods
* Provides a standardized API for working with HTML element attributes

Cons:

* Less widely adopted compared to other approaches
* Requires understanding of the `Document` interface and attribute management.

Other considerations:

* This approach is often used in Web APIs, such as `MutationObserver`, where attribute manipulation is common.

**Library Used**

In this benchmark, no specific library is explicitly mentioned. However, it's likely that the benchmark uses internal browser libraries or DOM-specific methods to manipulate HTML elements' attributes.

**JavaScript Features/Syntax**

The benchmark tests various JavaScript features and syntax, including:

* Dot notation (`testElement.hidden = true;`)
* `setAttribute` and `removeAttribute` methods
* `setAttributeNode` and `removeAttributeNode` methods
* `attributes.setNamedItem` and `attributes.removeNamedItem` methods

However, these features are not unique to JavaScript and can be found in other programming languages.

**Alternatives**

Other alternatives for setting and removing attributes include:

1. Using CSS styles (e.g., `display: none;`) instead of attribute manipulation.
2. Using a library like jQuery or React that provides optimized methods for working with HTML elements' attributes.
3. Implementing custom attributes using a custom data-attribute scheme.

Keep in mind that these alternatives may have their own trade-offs and performance implications, depending on the specific use case and requirements.

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 2 months ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/127.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 127 on Windows

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Test name	Executions per second
.attribute	2192755.0 Ops/sec
setAttribute/removeAttribute	1764806.0 Ops/sec
setAttributeNode/removeAttributeNode	1196314.0 Ops/sec
attributes.setNamedItem/attributes.removeNamedITem	1094364.0 Ops/sec
setAttribute/delete	2467668.0 Ops/sec

Related benchmarks:

.attribute vs setAttribute/removeAttribute vs setAttributeNode/removeAttributeNode vs attributes.setNamedItem/attributes.removeNamedITem vs setAttribute/Delete (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: .attribute vs setAttribute/removeAttribute vs setAttributeNode/removeAttributeNode vs attributes.setNamedItem/attributes.removeNamedITem vs setAttribute/delete

Created: 3 years ago by: Registered User

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.attribute

setAttribute/removeAttribute

setAttributeNode/removeAttributeNode

attributes.setNamedItem/attributes.removeNamedITem

setAttribute/delete

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Experimental features:

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Sumamry (model llama3.2:3b, generated 12 days ago):