How to check if an element exists in jQuery?

jQuery 1: find element by id

// find elements by id
if ($("#element_id").length > 0) { 
	// Do something
}

jQuery 2: find element by class

// find elements by element class
if ($(".element_class").length > 0){ 
	// Do something
}
  • Created
    Jan 15, 2020
  • Updated
    Nov 03, 2020
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