html - jQuery split long ul list in smaller lists

Question

I have a long UL list I need to break up in smaller lists containing about 20 items each.

I was thinking I could use something like

$(function() {
    $("ul li:nth-child(20n)").after("</ul><ul>");
});

but that's not the case. Any idea how to use jQuery in a way that uses minimal CPU?

Answer 1

I would create document fragments with your removed lis and then reappend them to the location you want them. In this case, I reappended them to the body:

$(function(){
  var $bigList = $('#bigList'), group;
  while((group = $bigList.find('li:lt(20)').remove()).length){
    $('<ul/>').append(group).appendTo('body');
  }
});

Live Demo is at: http://jsbin.com/ejigu/33