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JQuery Check if Element Exists – JS Helpers

JQuery Check if Element Exists using this simple piece of code. To check this in the current page, we need to check the length of the element returned by the JQuery selector, if it returns you something then the element must exists otherwise no. if( $(‘#EleSelector’).length ) { // use this if you are using […]

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JQuery Check if Checkbox is checked – Simple Solution

For a check box with the id “checkbox”, here is how to check if its checked: $(‘#checkbox’).is(‘:checked’); // Returns True if checked else False

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JavaScript Remove duplicates from Array – Example Code

Here is the code to remove duplicates from an Array: var distinctVal = function(arr){ var newArray = []; for(var i=0, j=arr.length; i<j; i++){ if(newArray.indexOf(arr[i]) == -1) newArray.push(arr[i]); } return newArray; };

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JavaScript Basics: How to check for null & undefined

To check if a variable(a) has the value null, use the following code: if (a === null) // Best way to do it! if (a == null) // This does return true if a is null but it returns true also if a is undefined… so avoid it To check if a variable(a) has the […]

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JavaScript Basics: Difference between == & === (with examples)

JavaScript has two sets of equality operators: === and ==. They mostly work exactly the same ie, if the operands are of the same type and have the same value, then === produces true & so does ==. But if the operands are of different types, then === produces false & == says true. The […]