jQuery: Select data attributes that aren't empty?
Just as further reference, and an up-to-date (may'14) (aug'15) (sep'16) (apr'17) (mar'18) (mar'19) (may'20)...
Answer that works with:
Empty strings:
If the
attr
must exist & could have any value (or none at all)
jQuery("[href]");
Missing attributes:
If
attr
could exist & if exist, must have some value
jQuery("[href!='']");
Or both:
If
attr
must exist & has to have some value...
jQuery("[href!=''][href]");
PS: more combinations are possible...
Check this test in jsFiddle for examples:
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Or here in SO with this Code Snippet.
* Snippet is running jQuery v2.1.1
jQuery('div.test_1 > a[href]').addClass('match');
jQuery('div.test_2 > a[href!=""]').addClass('match');
jQuery('div.test_3 > a[href!=""][href]').addClass('match');
div,a {
display: block;
color: #333;
margin: 5px;
padding: 5px;
border: 1px solid #333;
}
h4 {
margin: 0;
}
a {
width: 200px;
background: #ccc;
border-radius: 2px;
text-decoration: none;
}
a.match {
background-color: #16BB2A;
position: relative;
}
a.match:after {
content: 'Match!';
position: absolute;
left: 105%;
}
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div class="test_1">
<h4>Test 1: jQuery('a[href]')</h4>
<a href="test">href: test</a>
<a href="#">href: #</a>
<a href="">href: empty</a>
<a>href: not present</a>
</div>
<div class="test_2">
<h4>Test 2: jQuery('a[href!=""]')</h4>
<a href="test">href: test</a>
<a href="#">href: #</a>
<a href="">href: empty</a>
<a>href: not present</a>
</div>
<div class="test_3">
<h4>Test 3: jQuery('a[href!=""][href]')</h4>
<a href="test">href: test</a>
<a href="#">href: #</a>
<a href="">href: empty</a>
<a>href: not present</a>
</div>
try
$(':not([data-go-to=""])')
UPDATE:
For the sake of not leading anyone astray, this answer will work in older versions of jQuery but is not future-proof. Since @gmo and @siva's answers both seem to be working with later versions I defer to (and encourage you to upvote) their answers....and of course hope you have a fantastic day.
$('[data-go-to!=""]:[data-go-to]').each(function() {
// Do Your Stuff
});