Example 1

Example 1: Watch the memory grow

1. Open DevTools
2. Select Timeline Tab
3. Select Memory
4. Record
5. Push The Button

The Button

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var x = [];

function createSomeNodes() {
    var div,
        i = 100,
        frag = document.createDocumentFragment();
    for (;i > 0; i--) {
        div = document.createElement("div");
        div.appendChild(document.createTextNode(i + " - "+ new Date().toTimeString()));
        frag.appendChild(div);
    }
    document.getElementById("nodes").appendChild(frag);
}
function grow() {
    x.push(new Array(1000000).join('x'));
    createSomeNodes();
    setTimeout(grow,1000);
}