.prop() VS .val() .Setting an input text value with jQuery

Question

After reading (the interesting) .prop() vs .attr() and jQuery Performance : attributes doubt arise in my mind about what is better to use: .prop() or .val() ? I want to set

Answer 1

One more bug when using prop(). Under IE 11, the following code wouldn't set the value:

var props = {'value':'test', 'type':'radio'};
var input = $('').prop(props);
$(document.body).append(input);