Check if an select option exists based on text in jQuery 1.7

Answer 1

var length = $('#sel option').filter(function() { 
    return $(this).text() === "Option1"; 
}).length;

if(length == 0)
    console.log('This option text doesn't exist.');
else
    console.log('This option text exists ' + length + ' times.');

If length is 0, it doesn't exist. I typically don't like using contains, because it's not an exact match.