Benchmark: JQuery: append vs appendTo

HTML Preparation code:

<select id="foods"></select>

<script src='https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.js'></script>

Script Preparation code:

var $foods = $("#foods");

Tests:

$("<option/>", {text: "potato", value: "potato").appendTo($foods);
$("<option/>", {text: "potato", value: "potato"}).appendTo($foods);
$foods.append($("<options/>", {text: "potato", value: "potato"});
$foods.append($("<options/>", {text: "potato", value: "potato"}));

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
$("<option/>", {text: "potato", value: "potato").appendTo($foods);
$foods.append($("<options/>", {text: "potato", value: "potato"});

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 3 years ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:86.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/86.0

Browser/OS: Firefox 86 on Windows

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Test name	Executions per second
$("<option/>", {text: "potato", value: "potato").appendTo($foods);	14410.2 Ops/sec
$foods.append($("<options/>", {text: "potato", value: "potato"});	16596.2 Ops/sec

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

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Let's break down the provided benchmark and explain what is being tested.

**Benchmark Definition**

The benchmark is designed to compare the performance of two different methods for adding an option to a select element using jQuery: `appendTo` and `append`.

**Options Compared**

The benchmark is testing the following options:

1. `$foods.append($(\"<option/>\", {text: \"potato\", value: \"potato\"}));`: This method appends a new option to the end of the select element using the `append` method.
2. `$(\"<option/>\", {text: \"potato\", value: \"potato\").appendTo($foods);`: This method appends a new option to the beginning of the select element using the `appendTo` method.

**Pros and Cons**

1. **Append**: The `append` method is generally faster for adding elements to the end of an array or collection, as it uses a single operation to add multiple elements at once.
	* Pros: Faster, more efficient
	* Cons: May not be suitable for large datasets or complex operations
2. **AppendTo**: The `appendTo` method is designed specifically for appending elements to the beginning of a collection. It may use additional overhead or optimization techniques that affect performance.
	* Pros: Simplifies code, easier to read and maintain
	* Cons: May be slower than `append`, depending on the specific use case

**Library and Purpose**

The benchmark uses jQuery, a popular JavaScript library for DOM manipulation and event handling. In this context, jQuery provides a convenient way to interact with HTML elements and manipulate their contents.

In particular, the `appendTo` method is used to add an element to the beginning of a collection (in this case, a select element). This method is often preferred when working with complex or nested DOM structures, as it reduces the need for manual indexing or iteration.

**Special JS Features/Syntax**

The benchmark does not use any special JavaScript features or syntax that would require additional explanation. The code snippets provided are straightforward and demonstrate basic jQuery usage.

**Other Alternatives**

For this specific benchmark, other alternatives could include:

1. Using vanilla JavaScript: Instead of relying on jQuery, the benchmark could be rewritten using native JavaScript methods for DOM manipulation.
2. Using another library or framework: Depending on the specific requirements and constraints, alternative libraries like Prototype.js or React might provide different optimization techniques or performance characteristics.

However, in this case, the benchmark is specifically designed to compare the performance of two jQuery methods, so alternatives that deviate from jQuery's API would not be relevant.

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JQuery: append vs appendTo (version: 0)

Compare which function quicker for adding option to the select

Comparing performance of: $("<option/>", {text: "potato", value: "potato").appendTo($foods); vs $foods.append($("<options/>", {text: "potato", value: "potato"});

Created: 4 years ago by: Guest

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$("<option/>", {text: "potato", value: "potato").appendTo($foods);

$foods.append($("<options/>", {text: "potato", value: "potato"});

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Experimental features:

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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