In prototype/scriptaculous there are currently two different approaches
to munging the class attribute of HTML elements. Scriptaculous has
Element.Class which recently moved from util.js into effects.js.
Prototype has Element.ClassNames and several convenience functions
around it.
In the past I''ve grown fond of Element.Class, but I''m
perfectly willing
to use Element.ClassNames. What I''m concerned about is speed.
Element.ClassNames is a piece of very nice code, but it looks like it
pays with cycles for aethetics.
Normally, I''m not concerned with performance when writing JavaScript
code. This case is different as I''m often checking and changing the
class attribute in handlers triggered by mouse movements.
So, I''m wondering, has anyone done a benchmark of the two mentioned and
possibly other approaches to accessing and changing the class
attribute?
Michael
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