How to avoid layout thrashing and costly reflows

Avoid layout thrashing, reflows, performance optimization, JavaScript, web development

Learn how to avoid layout thrashing and costly reflows in your web development projects to improve performance and user experience.


        // Example of optimizing DOM manipulation to avoid layout thrashing
        function updateLayout() {
            const element = document.getElementById('myElement');

            // Read layout values before making changes
            const rect = element.getBoundingClientRect();

            // Perform updates based on the read values
            element.style.width = (rect.width + 50) + 'px'; // Prevents reflow
            element.style.height = (rect.height + 50) + 'px'; // Prevents reflow
        }