Checking if there is any textNodes in body using jquery

Question

Hi,

I need to check in some fast way if there is any text nodes on page, excluding white space. Preferably, I'd like to see if there is a way to do this with jQuery, and to be cross-browser.

Thanks

Answer 1

if( $.trim($("body").text()).length > 0 ){
  ...
}

or, if you want to exclude all white space...

$("body").text().replace(/\s/g,'').length > 0 ){