jQuery Examples - $(":empty")

Description

"$(":empty")" Selects all elements that have no children.

Syntax

Here is the simple syntax to use this selector −

$(":empty")

Parameters

Here is the description of all the parameters used by this selector −

:empty − empty container selector

Returns

Like any other jQuery selector, this selector also returns an array filled with the found elements.

Example

Live Demo

<html>
   <head>
      <title>The Selector Example</title>
      <script type = "text/javascript" 
         src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js">
      </script>
		
      <script type = "text/javascript" language = "javascript">
         $(document).ready(function() {
            /*  Selects all elements matched by <ul> that follow a sibling element matched by <
            p>.*/
            $(":empty").text("I was initally empty");
         });
      </script>
   </head>
	
   <body>
      <p>Hello World</p>
      <p></p>
      <div>
         <p>Have a good day!</p>
      </div>
      <div></div>
   </body>
</html>

This will produce following result −

jqueryexamples_selectors.htm