Benchmark: compare selector for find checkbox v3

HTML Preparation code:

<form id="parent">
  <input type="checkbox"/>
  <input type="checkbox"/>
  <input type="checkbox"/>
  <input type="checkbox"/>
  <input type="checkbox"/>
  <input type="checkbox"/>
  <input type="checkbox"/>
  <input type="checkbox"/>
  <input type="checkbox"/>
  <input type="checkbox"/>
</form>

<script src='https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.js'></script>

Script Preparation code:

var $formElement = $("#parent");

Tests:

find by input and checkbox selector
$formElement.find("input:checkbox");
find by checkbox selector
$formElement.find(":checkbox");
find by input and type checkbox
$formElement.find("input[type='checkbox']");
find by type checkbox
$formElement.find("[type='checkbox']");

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
find by input and checkbox selector
find by checkbox selector
find by input and type checkbox
find by type checkbox

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 25 days ago):

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Let's dive into the world of JavaScript benchmarks!

**What is being tested?**

MeasureThat.net is testing four different approaches to find checkboxes in a jQuery-enabled HTML form using various selectors.

**Options compared:**

1. `find` with no selector (`$formElement.find()`)
2. `find` with an input and checkbox selector (`"input:checkbox"` or `"input[type='checkbox']"`)
3. `find` with a checkbox selector (`"[type=checkbox]"` or `":checkbox:"`)

**Pros and Cons of each approach:**

1. **No selector**: This is the simplest approach, but it may not be as efficient as others since it uses the `find` method without specifying a specific element type.
	* Pros: Simple to implement, fast execution
	* Cons: May not find all checkboxes if there are multiple inputs with different types
2. **Input and checkbox selector (`"input:checkbox"` or `"input[type='checkbox']"`)**
	* Pros: Finds both input elements and checkboxes, relatively fast execution
	* Cons: May not work correctly for older browsers that don't support the `type` attribute on inputs, may not find checkboxes if there are multiple inputs with different types
3. **Checkbox selector (`"[type=checkbox]"` or `":checkbox:"`)**
	* Pros: Specifically targets checkboxes, faster execution than using `find` with a type attribute
	* Cons: May not work correctly for older browsers that don't support the `type` attribute on inputs, may not find checkboxes if there are multiple inputs with different types

**Libraries and their purposes:**

The benchmark uses jQuery, which is a popular JavaScript library for DOM manipulation and event handling. It provides various methods like `find`, `selector()`, and others to select elements in the document.

In this case, the `find` method is used to find all elements matching the specified selector.

**Special JS features or syntax:**

The benchmark uses some older syntax that may not be widely supported:

* `[type=checkbox]`: This is an older syntax for specifying the type attribute on inputs. Modern browsers use `type='checkbox'`.
* `":checkbox:"`: This is a legacy syntax for selecting checkboxes, which has been deprecated in favor of the more modern `[type="checkbox"]` or `input[type="checkbox"]`.

**Alternatives:**

If you're looking for alternative benchmarking tools or libraries that can help you measure performance and optimize your JavaScript code, here are a few options:

* **Benchmark.js**: A lightweight, modern benchmarking library for Node.js and browser environments.
* **JSPerf**: A popular online tool for running JavaScript benchmarks and comparing the results across different browsers and versions.
* **Google's Closure Compiler**: A static analysis tool that can help you optimize your JavaScript code and measure performance.

These tools can help you identify performance bottlenecks in your code, optimize it for better execution times, and ensure compatibility with different browsers and environments.

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 4 years ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/78.0

Browser/OS: Firefox 78 on Windows

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Test name	Executions per second
find by input and checkbox selector	30218.7 Ops/sec
find by checkbox selector	32901.9 Ops/sec
find by input and type checkbox	105631.2 Ops/sec
find by type checkbox	118652.3 Ops/sec

Related benchmarks:

compare selector for find checkbox v3 (version: 0)

compare JQuery selector for find checkboxes

Comparing performance of: find by input and checkbox selector vs find by checkbox selector vs find by input and type checkbox vs find by type checkbox

Created: 4 years ago by: Registered User

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find by input and checkbox selector

find by checkbox selector

find by input and type checkbox

find by type checkbox

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Experimental features:

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 25 days ago):