Most efficient way to find elements in jQuery

Question

If I have a CSS class which I only ever apply to form elements, eg:

Which of these two jQuery select

Answer 1

enobrev, Interesting. I just ran your example but using jquery 1.3 beta 2 here

results.... (1.2.6 speed in brackets)

// With 100 non-form elements and Context:
$('.myForm', '#someContainer') : 4063ms (3707ms)
$('form.myForm', '#someContainer') : 6045ms (4644ms)

// With 100 non-form elements: 
$('.myForm') : 3954ms (25086ms)
$('form.myForm') : 8802ms (4057ms)

// Without any other elements with Context: 
$('.myForm', '#someContainer') : 4137ms (3594ms)
$('form.myForm', '#someContainer') : 6627ms (4341ms)

// Without any other elements: 
$('.myForm') : 4278ms (7303ms) 
$('form.myForm') : 8353ms (4033ms)