Say I do
var s = $(\'#something\');
and next I want to test if jQuery found #something, i.e. I want to test if s is empty.
s
An even more jQueryesque solution for me is:
jQuery.fn.isEmpty = function(fun){ if (this.length === 0) { fun(); } return this; };
This lets me write in typical fashion:
$("#sel").fadeOut(500,afterFade).isEmpty(insteadOfFade);