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jQuery uses getElementsByID, getElementsByClassName etc. when available in the browser. There is only a small overhead in parsing the selector to see if it's e.

jQuery uses getElementsByID, getElementsByClassName etc. when available in the browser. There is only a small overhead in parsing the selector to see if it's e.g. a simple ID or class selector.

octatone2 13y ago
Or should create a DOM element. I think the main pitfall of $() is that it tries to be too many things at once. Node creation and selection should be two separate slimmed down functions. There's no need (other than convenience) for selection and creation exist in the same function.
- kibibu 13y ago
  And onDocumentReady handling :) You can do this: $(function() { /* handle onDocLoad */ })
  - octatone2 13y ago
    Exactly, there's too many if this than do thats in $().