jQuery objects are collections of objects and "quack"* (act) like
Array objects. So you could do this:
$(document).ready(function() {
if ( $("#save-search div.error-message").length == 0 )
$("#save-search").hide();
});
Karl Rudd
* A slightly obscure reference to Duck Typing -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_typing
On 12/19/06, GreyCells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I thought I was getting the hang of JQuery until I tried to optionally not
> select an element....
>
> What I'm trying to achieve is the element with id="save-search" only gets
> hidden if it does not contain a div with the class="error-message"
>
> This is what I thought it should be, but it doesn't have the desired effect:
>
> $(document).ready(function() {
> if (!$("#save-search div.error-message")) $("#save-search").hide();
> });
>
> Would it be possible to let me know not just how to get this to work, but
> also where I'm going wrong?
>
> In search of education, with many thanks
>
> ~GreyCells
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