Jsoup getElementsByTag or select?

Question

What is the difference between getElementsByTag and select in Jsoup (eg if getting links or image tags)? If they differ, how do I know which one to use in a certain situation?

Answer 1

In general i would prefer select because it's definitely faster, more flexible and every select can be done in a single line.

I guess the only advantage of getElementsBy... is: you don't have to know the Selector API (or better: the syntax ... even if its realy easy to lern, check out: Selector API doc ).