How to check if div exists in jQuery

07 May, 2010

How to check if div exists in jQuery

This is one of the most commonly used piece of code for jQuery. Often times, we need to check if a div/element exists in the page before processing a block of script (eg: replacing the content of the div).

if ( $("#message").length ) {
  $('#message').text("Hello!");
}

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