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jQuery - how to check if an element exists?

rated 0 times [ 181] [ 6] / answers: 1 / hits: 169138 / 14 Years ago, sun, march 13, 2011, 12:00:00

I know that you can test for width() or height() but what if the element's display property is set to none? What other value is there to check to make sure the element exists?

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answered 14 Years ago cruz · Accepted Answer

You can use length to see if your selector matched anything.

if ($('#MyId').length) {

    // do your stuff

}