For example if I want to do something if parent element for used element hasn't got ul tag as next element, how can I achieve this?

I try some combination of .not() and/or
.is() with no success.

What's the best method for negate code of a if else block?

My Code

if ($(this).parent().next().is('ul')){

   // code...

}

I want to achieve this

Pseudo Code:

if ($(this).parent().next().is NOT ('ul')) {

    //Do this..

}