http://blog.stevenlevithan.com/archives/faster-than-innerhtml
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function replaceHtml(el, html) {
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var oldEl = typeof el === "string" ? document.getElementById(el) : el;
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/*@cc_on // Pure innerHTML is slightly faster in IE
4 oldEl.innerHTML = html;
5 return oldEl;
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@*/
7 var newEl = oldEl.cloneNode(false);
8 newEl.innerHTML = html;
9 oldEl.parentNode.replaceChild(newEl, oldEl);
10 /* Since we just removed the old element from the DOM, return a reference
11 to the new element, which can be used to restore variable references. */
12 return newEl;
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};
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function replaceHtml(el, html) { 
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var oldEl = typeof el === "string" ? document.getElementById(el) : el; 3
/*@cc_on // Pure innerHTML is slightly faster in IE 
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oldEl.innerHTML = html; 5
return oldEl; 6
@*/ 7
var newEl = oldEl.cloneNode(false); 8
newEl.innerHTML = html; 9
oldEl.parentNode.replaceChild(newEl, oldEl); 10
/* Since we just removed the old element from the DOM, return a reference 11
to the new element, which can be used to restore variable references. */ 12
return newEl; 13
}; 14