jQuery change multiple attributes or replace entire html

Question

I was wondering if it were more efficient/faster to change multiple attributes with jQuery or to just change replace all the html in one go. This is the code i am using at the moment.

// shows the table and changes the image to up showTable = function(tableId){     $('#img' + tableId).attr("src", images["up"]).attr("alt", "Hide Table").attr("title", "Hide Table");     $('#' + tableId).fadeIn(250); } 

or would this be faster?

// shows the table and changes the image to up showTable = function(tableId){     $('#img' + tableId).replaceWith('some html');     $('#' + tableId).fadeIn(250); } 

Answer 1

$('#greatphoto').attr({   alt: 'Beijing Brush Seller',   title: 'photo by Kelly Clark' }); 

Example taken from jQuery Documentation.