[jQuery] Re: How to check is element exist

[Klaus Hartl]

zidoo wrote:
> if home some like this:
> 
> $('<div id="editLng_'+lng_id+'"></div>').appendTo('body');
> 
> now when i create new element i need to check if that element already
> exist, if exist focus, else create. I cant find in jquery
> documentation isExist statement or something like that.
> 
> Thanks.

Try:

var $div = $('#id');
$div = $div.length && $div || $('<div id="id"></div>').appendTo('body');



--Klaus