[jQuery] Re: Fastest way to clear child elements from a div

If I read the jQuery source code right, it seems that .html() does not
use this replaceHTML method even in 1.3b1

On Dec 30, 8:21 pm, Ricardo Tomasi <ricardob...@gmail.com> wrote:
> There is a long discussion about better 'innerHTML' methods, see here
> (check the comments also):
>
> http://blog.stevenlevithan.com/archives/faster-than-innerhtmlhttp://ajaxian.com/archives/replacehtml-for-when-innerhtml-dogs-you-down
>
> On Dec 30, 7:00 pm, Adam Guichard <amguich...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > It ran in 5ms, but its my understanding if I use the method your
> > suggesting I'll be leaking memory.  If I just set the innerhtml = "",
> > I think the dom element's children aren't disposed.  They just sit
> > around chewing up memory, so I don't think I can use the method your
> > suggesting.
>
> > On Dec 30, 2:42 pm, MorningZ <morni...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > just for laughs...see of
>
> > > document.getElementById("ID of Div Tag").innerHTML = "";
>
> > > is anything of an improvement
>
> > > On Dec 30, 3:02 pm, Adam Guichard <amguich...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > I'm using jTemplates to create a client grid, but I'm having trouble
> > > > with load times.  When I'm paging through the grid jTemplates is
> > > > taking 4+ seconds to clear the grid and 2+ seconds to load it.  I've
> > > > got some work to do to make the loading time go down, but I'm worried
> > > > about the clearing time.  I've tried a few different methods, but
> > > > nothing seems to be really fast.  I'd like to be able to clear the div
> > > > in less than a second.  Here's what I've tried:
>
> > > > $(selector).empty() and $(selector).html('') both took between  3-4
> > > > seconds
>
> > > > Does anyone know of a faster way to empty the child elements of a div?