Safari 5.0.2

## class_vs_style.html
<html>
  <head>
    <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.3/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
    <style type="text/css" media="screen">
      .hidden {
        display:none;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="show">
      Here
    </div>


    <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
      $(function(){
        var divs = $('.show');

        time = function(desc, fun) {
          var start = new Date().getMilliseconds();
          fun();
          var total = (new Date().getMilliseconds() - start);
          try {
            console.log(desc + total);
          } catch(err) {
            alert(desc + total);
          }
          divs.show();
          divs.removeClass('hidden');
        };

        time("changing style:", function(){
          for(var i = 1; i < 1000; i++) {
            divs.toggle();
          }
        });

        time("changing class:", function(){
          for(var i = 1; i < 1000; i++) {
            divs.toggleClass('hidden');
          }
        });
      });
    </script>
  </body>
</html>

## results.md

      
          Raw
        
        
              results.md
            
          
    Safari 5.0.2

changing style:123
changing class:15 - 87.8% faster

Chrome 7.0.517.44

changing style:115
changing class:16 - 86.1% faster

Firefox 3.0.15

changing style:333
changing class:99 - 70.3% faster

Firefox 3.6.12

changing style:261
changing class:60 - 77% faster

Opera 10.10

changing style:554
changing class:111 - 80% faster