jQuery.contains()
Categories: Utilities
jQuery.contains( container, contained )Returns: Boolean
Description: Check to see if a DOM element is within another DOM element.
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jQuery.contains( container, contained )
version added: 1.0container The DOM element that may contain the other element.
contained The DOM element that may be contained by the other element.
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Check if an element is inside another. Text and comment nodes are not supported.
Code:
jQuery.contains(document.documentElement, document.body); // true jQuery.contains(document.body, document.documentElement); // false