Is there an “exists” function for jQuery?

Question

How can I check the existence of an element in jQuery?

The current code that I have is this:

if ($(selector).length > 0) { 

// Do something 

}

Is there a more elegant way to approach this? Perhaps a plugin or a function?

Answer 1

For checking the existence of an element in jQuery you can use the below mentioned piece of code:

if ($(selector).length)

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