I can't speak for Sizzle but, if you'll only ever have one "nav" element on a page, you're better off using an ID than a class.
On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 8:03 AM, north<ollo...@web.de> wrote: > > Hi, > > yesterday I read an article about jQuery performance. In one part the > author talks about selectors and uses > > .nav li a > > as an example. He states that before jQuery 1.3., the selector > > ul.nav a > > would have been the best way to get all links in the list. In jQuery > 1.3., due to the inclusion of Sizzle, > > .nav li > a > > "should" be the best way. He doesn't mention any speed tests though, > and only briefly explains that the reason for this is Sizzle's way of > walking through selectors from right to left. > > Can anyone confirm this "theory"? > > Thanks!
