> When in doubt, test! All else is futile speculation: > <http://www.nickfitz.co.uk/tests/javascript/get-id-v-dot.html>
Hi Nick, Thanks for the script. I suspected your results may be a bit skewed because: 1) The DOM structure was very small 2) There are different implementations of the JavaScript engine. I added some depth to the DOM tree and tested in 3 different browses all on a Vista PC. It appears both FireFox and Safari use an optimized searching algorithm (most likely hash tables). Internet Explorer seems to use a brute force method: FF 2.0.0.7 Overhead: 71 getElementById: 186 form.elements: 294 Safari 3.0.3 Overhead: 7 getElementById: 26 form.elements: 66 IE 7.0.6 Overhead: 54 getElementById: 5533 form.elements: 235 You can try for yourself here: http://www.neighborwebmaster.com/tests/get-id-v-dot.html Regards, Kepler Gelotte ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
