What is the difference between .empty().append() and .html()?

Question

Using jQuery, what\'s the performance difference between using:

$(\'#somDiv\').empty().append(\'text To Insert\')

and

$(\'         


        

Answer 1

Understand the meaning and functions of the extensions provided in jQuery.

$('#somDiv').empty().append('text To Insert')

-- Above code will clear the div id tag content first then will append the text to the target div:

$('#somDiv').html('text To Insert')

-- Above code replace the div tag text with the html text: