how do i find the length of options in a combo box

Question

hi guys

How can i know is there any options in a combobox/selectbox or not?

small Edit:

i have my comboxbox as myCombo = $("#country");

now i want to know how many options are there in myCombo

Answer 1

You can use the length property like this:

alert($('#dropdown_id option').length);

Make sure to wrap your code in ready handler:

$(function(){
  alert($('#dropdown_id option').length);
});

You can also use the size() method:

$(function(){
  alert($('#dropdown_id option').size());
});

Answer 2

In jQuery:

if($('select#something option').length > 0) {
    // There are some.
    ...

Answer 3

<select id="mySelect">
    <option>1</option>
    <option>2</option>
    <option>3</option>
    <option>4</option>
</select>

Then:

alert($('#mySelect > option').size()); //4

Answer 4

$(myCombo).children("option").length