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`.btn` vs `[class^="btn-"]` vs `[class*=" btn-"]` performance
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| # Tested with https://github.com/GoogleChromeLabs/css-selector-benchmark | |
| $ npm run benchmark btn | |
| > css-selector-benchmark@0.0.1 benchmark | |
| > node cli/index.js btn | |
| ℹ️ Running benchmark using browser chrome (Chrome/151.0.7922.169/@4b1c7520055f77780fe76d89bb89b76e4d19f64c) | |
| == Starting Benchmark ====== | |
| […] | |
| == End Benchmark =========== | |
| { | |
| scenario: '1 class', | |
| selector: '.btn', | |
| description: '1 Class: .btn', | |
| result: 6265.73, | |
| perc: '100.00%' | |
| } | |
| { | |
| scenario: '1 class', | |
| selector: '[class^="btn-"]', | |
| description: '1 Class: [class^="btn-"]', | |
| result: 659.47, | |
| perc: '10.53%' | |
| } | |
| { | |
| scenario: '1 class', | |
| selector: '[class*=" btn-"]', | |
| description: '1 Class: [class*=" btn-"]', | |
| result: 871.1, | |
| perc: '13.90%' | |
| } | |
| { | |
| scenario: '100 classes (start)', | |
| selector: '.btn', | |
| description: '100 classes (start): .btn', | |
| result: 492.77, | |
| perc: '7.86%' | |
| } | |
| { | |
| scenario: '100 classes (start)', | |
| selector: '[class^="btn-"]', | |
| description: '100 classes (start): [class^="btn-"]', | |
| result: 402.67, | |
| perc: '6.43%' | |
| } | |
| { | |
| scenario: '100 classes (start)', | |
| selector: '[class*=" btn-"]', | |
| description: '100 classes (start): [class*=" btn-"]', | |
| result: 363.23, | |
| perc: '5.80%' | |
| } | |
| { | |
| scenario: '100 classes (end)', | |
| selector: '.btn', | |
| description: '100 classes (end): .btn', | |
| result: 482.69, | |
| perc: '7.70%' | |
| } | |
| { | |
| scenario: '100 classes (end)', | |
| selector: '[class^="btn-"]', | |
| description: '100 classes (end): [class^="btn-"]', | |
| result: 475.91, | |
| perc: '7.60%' | |
| } | |
| { | |
| scenario: '100 classes (end)', | |
| selector: '[class*=" btn-"]', | |
| description: '100 classes (end): [class*=" btn-"]', | |
| result: 328.22, | |
| perc: '5.24%' | |
| } | |
| { | |
| scenario: '100 classes (middle)', | |
| selector: '.btn', | |
| description: '100 classes (middle): .btn', | |
| result: 524.65, | |
| perc: '8.37%' | |
| } | |
| { | |
| scenario: '100 classes (middle)', | |
| selector: '[class^="btn-"]', | |
| description: '100 classes (middle): [class^="btn-"]', | |
| result: 500.69, | |
| perc: '7.99%' | |
| } | |
| { | |
| scenario: '100 classes (middle)', | |
| selector: '[class*=" btn-"]', | |
| description: '100 classes (middle): [class*=" btn-"]', | |
| result: 361, | |
| perc: '5.76%' | |
| } | |
| { | |
| scenario: 'Mixed DOM', | |
| selector: '.btn', | |
| description: 'Mixed DOM: .btn', | |
| result: 680.98, | |
| perc: '10.87%' | |
| } | |
| { | |
| scenario: 'Mixed DOM', | |
| selector: '[class^="btn-"]', | |
| description: 'Mixed DOM: [class^="btn-"]', | |
| result: 525.22, | |
| perc: '8.38%' | |
| } | |
| { | |
| scenario: 'Mixed DOM', | |
| selector: '[class*=" btn-"]', | |
| description: 'Mixed DOM: [class*=" btn-"]', | |
| result: 459.15, | |
| perc: '7.33%' | |
| } | |
| { | |
| scenario: 'Mixed DOM', | |
| selector: '[class^="btn-"], [class*=" btn-"]', | |
| description: 'Mixed DOM: [class^="btn-"], [class*=" btn-"]', | |
| result: 391.84, | |
| perc: '6.25%' | |
| } |
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