Benchmark: string concat test

HTML Preparation code:

<div id="testdiv">
  <div id="unique1" class="unique" name="unique1" data-unique="1">test</div>
</div>

Script Preparation code:

var i, imax;
var doc = document;

Tests:

+
var test = doc.getElementsByName('unique'+1)[0]
concat
var test = doc.getElementsByName('unique'.concat(1))[0]

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
+
concat

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 29 days ago):

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Let's break down the provided benchmark and explain what's being tested, compared, and their pros and cons.

**Benchmark Definition**

The benchmark is designed to test the performance of two ways to get a specific DOM element: by using the `getElementsByName` method with an array index (`"var test = doc.getElementsByName('unique'+1)[0]"`) and by concatenating a string to create the name (`"var test = doc.getElementsByName('unique'.concat(1))[0]"`). The goal is to find out which approach is faster.

**Script Preparation Code**

The script preparation code initializes variables `i` and `imax`, and sets up the document object reference (`doc`) to be used in the benchmark. This ensures that both test cases have access to a valid `doc` object.

**Html Preparation Code**

The HTML preparation code creates an HTML structure with two nested `<div>` elements: one with the ID "testdiv" (outer) and another with the IDs "unique1", "name", and "data-unique" (inner). The inner element contains the text "test". This setup allows us to target a specific DOM element in the benchmark.

**Individual Test Cases**

There are two test cases:

1. **"`var test = doc.getElementsByName('unique'+1)[0]"`**: This approach uses the `getElementsByName` method with an array index that is concatenated using the `+` operator.
2. **"`var test = doc.getElementsByName('unique'.concat(1))[0]"`**: This approach uses the `getElementsByName` method with a string that is concatenated to create the element name.

**Library Used**

In both test cases, the `getElementsByName` method is used to retrieve DOM elements based on their names. The `getElementsByName` method is part of the Document Object Model (DOM) and is used to find one or more elements within a document that match a specified name.

**Pros and Cons of Each Approach**

1. **`var test = doc.getElementsByName('unique'+1)[0]`**: This approach uses string concatenation, which can be slower due to the creation of intermediate strings. However, it may also provide better performance since it avoids creating a new array with a single element.
2. **`var test = doc.getElementsByName('unique'.concat(1))[0]`**: This approach uses `concat()` method, which is generally faster than string concatenation using the `+` operator. However, it requires creating an intermediate array.

**Special JavaScript Feature or Syntax**

Neither of these approaches relies on special JavaScript features or syntax, making them more accessible to a wide range of developers.

**Other Considerations**

When evaluating performance, consider factors like:

* The size of the dataset (number of elements with matching names)
* The complexity of the element structure
* The specific browser and version being used

**Alternatives**

Other ways to retrieve DOM elements based on name include:

* Using `querySelector` or `querySelectorAll` methods with CSS selectors
* Utilizing libraries like jQuery, which provides a more efficient way to manipulate the DOM

Keep in mind that these alternatives might not be relevant to this specific benchmark, as it focuses on comparing two approaches for retrieving an element by its name.

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 5 years ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/76.0.3809.132 Safari/537.36 OPR/63.0.3368.88

Browser/OS: Opera 63 on Windows

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Test name	Executions per second
+	2793250.8 Ops/sec
concat	2452351.8 Ops/sec

Related benchmarks:

string concat test (version: 0)

Test performance of different ways of get just one particular DOM element

Comparing performance of: + vs concat

Created: 5 years ago by: Registered User

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+

concat

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Experimental features:

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 29 days ago):