How do i check if object is a div or a li?

Question

Using jquery or JS how do i check if an object is a div or a li?

Answer 1

Check it's tagName property.

Answer 2

use the tagName property

Answer 3

Here's a quick example:

$("div, li").click(function() {
    alert(this.nodeName);
});

There are some differences (mainly IE, surprised?) between tagName and nodeName. The few that matter can be found here.

Answer 4

Using jQuery:

jQuery(someElement).is('li'); // => return true if it's an <li>
jQuery(someElement).is('div'); // => returns true if it's a <div>