Benchmark: disabled=true vs setAttribute("disabled", "");

HTML Preparation code:

<button type="button" id="myBtn"></button>

Script Preparation code:

const myBtn = document.getElementById("myBtn");

Tests:

disabled = true
myBtn.disabled = true;
setAttribute("disabled", "")
myBtn.setAttribute("disabled", "");

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
disabled = true
setAttribute("disabled", "")

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated one month ago):

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I'll break down the provided benchmark definition and explanation.

**Benchmark Definition:**

The benchmark tests two approaches to enable or disable a button:

1. `myBtn.disabled = true;` (Test Case 1: "disabled = true")
2. `setAttribute("disabled", "")` (Test Case 2: "setAttribute(\"disabled\", \"\")")

**Options Compared:**

The test compares the performance of these two approaches to enable a button.

**Pros and Cons:**

**Approach 1: `myBtn.disabled = true;`**

Pros:

* Directly sets the `disabled` property, which is likely the most efficient way to disable an element.
* May be faster since it doesn't require setting an attribute on the element.

Cons:

* Some older browsers might not support this syntax or might have a different implementation.
* In some cases, setting the `disabled` property can affect other properties or behaviors of the element.

**Approach 2: `setAttribute("disabled", "")`**

Pros:

* Widely supported across different browsers and versions.
* Allows for more flexibility in disabling elements (e.g., you can pass additional attributes).

Cons:

* Might be slower since it involves setting an attribute on the element, which can lead to additional computations or checks.

**Other Considerations:**

* Both approaches disable the button, but Approach 1 might have a slight performance advantage.
* In some cases, using `setAttribute` might be necessary if you need to apply additional attributes or perform further configurations.
* This benchmark doesn't consider other factors that might impact performance, such as JavaScript engine optimizations or caching.

**Library/Utility:**

There are no libraries or utilities explicitly mentioned in the benchmark definition. However, `document.getElementById("myBtn")` uses the `getElementById` method, which is a part of the DOM (Document Object Model).

**Special JS Feature/Syntax:**

The test uses JavaScript syntax and features like property access (`myBtn.disabled`) and attribute setting (`setAttribute`). There are no special or proprietary features mentioned.

**Alternatives:**

If you're interested in exploring alternative approaches to disabling elements, here are a few options:

1. Use `style.display = "none"` instead of setting the `disabled` property.
2. Utilize CSS rules (e.g., `button { display: none; }`) to hide or disable buttons.
3. Consider using a library like jQuery or VanillaJS for DOM manipulation and event handling.

Keep in mind that each approach has its trade-offs, pros, and cons. This benchmark provides valuable insights into the performance differences between two common approaches to disabling elements.

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: one year ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/107.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 107 on Linux

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Test name	Executions per second
disabled = true	1615998.2 Ops/sec
setAttribute("disabled", "")	1504616.9 Ops/sec

Related benchmarks:

disabled=true vs setAttribute("disabled", ""); (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: disabled = true vs setAttribute("disabled", "")

Created: one year ago by: Guest

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disabled = true

setAttribute("disabled", "")

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Experimental features:

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated one month ago):