How can I tell if <div id = "target"> is rendered using jQuery?

Question

I tried $ .isshown () but this function doesn't exist

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omg 19 Sep At 15:04

2 answers

use a :visible

selector:

if($('div#target:visible').length){
    alert('target is visible');
}

edit: use Quintin Robinson's solution, it's much clearer

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Benjamin wohlwend 19 Sep '09 at 15:08

Quintin robinson · Accepted Answer · 2009-09-19T15:07:26+0000

I think this should work:

$(elem).is(":visible");