jQuery using 'this' in an if statement

Question

I\'m using an if statement in order to determine if an element has any children. If it does NOT have any children, I want to do something to that element only.

Answer 1

Edit: Added DEMO Link

You can use .filter to check the condition and call .hide on the filter results. See below,

$("#div a").filter(function () {
  return ($(this).children().length > 0)
}).hide();