Empty (:empty)

Syntax

$(':empty')

Description

Select all elements that have no children (including text nodes). The child elements include text nodes.

Examples

SelectorSelects
$(':empty')all elements in the document that have no children
$('p:empty')all <p> elements that have no children
 
<html>
  <head>
    <script src="http://java2s.com/Book/JavaScriptDemo/jQuery/jquery-1.8.0.min.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
    $(document).ready(function(){
         $("td:empty").text("Was empty").css('background', 'rgb(255,220,200)');
    });
    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
      <table>
          <tr><td>data</td><td></td></tr>
          <tr><td>data</td><td></td></tr>
          <tr><td>data</td><td></td></tr>
      </table>
  </body>
</html>
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Selector:
  1. jQuery Selector
  2. DOM Element Selection
  3. Filter Selectors
  4. Selecting by Position
  5. Filtering by Content
  6. Filtering by Relationships
  7. Escape characters
  8. ID attribute
  9. Tag Name
  10. Class Name
  11. Descendant
  12. Child (E > F)
  13. General sibling (E ~ F)
  14. Multiple expressions (E, F, G)
  15. Universal (*)
  16. Numbered child (:nth-child(n/even/odd/expr))
  17. First child (:first-child)
  18. Last child (:last-child)
  19. Only child (:only-child)
  20. Not (:not(E))
  21. Empty (:empty)
  22. Attribute selectors
  23. Attribute ([attr])
  24. Attribute equals ([foo=bar])
  25. Attribute does not equal ([foo!=bar])
  26. Attribute begins with ([foo^=bar])
  27. Attribute ends with ([foo$=bar])
  28. Attribute contains ([foo*=bar])
  29. Attribute contains word ([foo~=bar])
  30. Attribute contains prefix ([foo|=bar])
  31. Attribute exists $("[attributeName*='value']");
  32. Form selectors (:input)
  33. Form text fields (input:text)
  34. Form Password field (input:password)
  35. Form Radio button (input:radio)
  36. Form Checkbox (input:checkbox)
  37. Form Submit button (input:submit)
  38. Form Image button (input:image)
  39. Form Reset button (input:reset)
  40. Form button (input:button)
  41. Form File upload (input:file)
  42. Form Enabled form element (input:enabled)
  43. Form Disabled form element (input:disabled)
  44. Form Checked box (input:checked)
  45. Form Selected option (input:selected)
  46. Element at index (:eq(n))
  47. Greater than (:gt(n))
  48. Less than (:lt(n))
  49. First (:first)
  50. Last (:last)
  51. Even element (:even)
  52. Odd element (:odd)
  53. Is parent (:parent)
  54. Contains text (:contains(text))
  55. Contains element (:has(E))
  56. Visible (:visible)
  57. Hidden (:hidden)
  58. Header element (:header)
  59. Currently animating (:animated)
  60. $(this)
  61. Custom User Selectors