jquery - get number of li inside a ul element

Question

I need to get number of li element inside a ul. in fact i want to perform specific action when a ul has no child. is there any way to do that with jquery?

Yes there is. What have you tried – PW Kad Jan 06 '15 at 06:57 — PW Kad, Jan 06 '15 at 06:57

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You can use .has() selector:

if(!$('ul').has('li')){//ul is empty

}

answered Jan 06 '15 at 06:57

Milind Anantwar

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aww snap...typo...thanks. – Milind Anantwar Jan 06 '15 at 06:59
Because it is a poor answer and a duplicate. – PW Kad Jan 06 '15 at 07:00
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@PWKad: i understand. but should not the question be downvoted rather than answer. – Milind Anantwar Jan 06 '15 at 07:01
I downvoted them all. It's a poor question that is a duplicate and a poor answerer who chooses to give a half-way answer rather than flag a duplicate. – PW Kad Jan 06 '15 at 07:06

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