.has( selector )Returns: jQuery
Description: Reduce the set of matched elements to those that have a descendant that matches the selector or DOM element.
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version added: 1.4.has( selector )
- selectorType: StringA string containing a selector expression to match elements against.
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version added: 1.4.has( contained )
- containedType: ElementA DOM element to match elements against.
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Given a jQuery object that represents a set of DOM elements, the .has() method constructs a new jQuery object from a subset of the matching elements. The supplied selector is tested against the descendants of the matching elements; the element will be included in the result if any of its descendant elements matches the selector.
Consider a page with a nested list as follows:
<ul>
<li>list item 1</li>
<li>list item 2
<ul>
<li>list item 2-a</li>
<li>list item 2-b</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>list item 3</li>
<li>list item 4</li>
</ul> We can apply this method to the set of list items as follows:
$( "li" ).has( "ul" ).css( "background-color", "red" );
The result of this call is a red background for item 2, as it is the only <li> that has a <ul> among its descendants.
Example:
Check if an element is inside another.
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>has demo</title>
<style>
.full {
border: 1px solid red;
}
</style>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<ul><li>Does the UL contain an LI?</li></ul>
<script>
$( "ul" ).append( "<li>" +
( $( "ul" ).has( "li" ).length ? "Yes" : "No" ) +
"</li>" );
$( "ul" ).has( "li" ).addClass( "full" );
</script>
</body>
</html>