Boost Your Web Performance: Leveraging Document Fragments for Efficient DOM Manipulation

Streamline Your JavaScript Code for Faster Web Pages

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When it comes to optimizing web performance, every millisecond counts. One often-overlooked technique for improving DOM manipulation efficiency is using document fragments.

In this guide, we’ll explore how document fragments can streamline your JavaScript code and enhance the performance of your web pages with practical examples.

What are Document Fragments?

Document fragments are lightweight containers that allow you to group multiple DOM nodes together without adding them to the main DOM tree. This makes them ideal for manipulating and appending multiple elements before adding them to the document, reducing the number of reflows and repaints.

Creating and Using Document Fragments

You can create a document fragment using the Document.createDocumentFragment() method. Once created, you can manipulate it just like any other DOM element.

// Create a document fragment
const fragment = document.createDocumentFragment();

// Create and append elements to the fragment
const paragraph = document.createElement('p')…