number of elements inside a div with jquery

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get the elements number inside parent div jquery

Is it possible to get the number of elements that are inside a div?

<div id=count">
   <span></span>
   <span></span>
   <span></span>
   <span></span>
</div>

the resut should be

The number of *elements inside* may differ from the number of *childrens of*. Which do you want? — Bergi, Oct 28 '12 at 15:43
Do you really think the answer will be that it's impossible? Have you made any research effort? — I Hate Lazy, Oct 28 '12 at 15:47
answer would have turned up in seconds in search on this site or google... at least try next time — charlietfl, Oct 28 '12 at 15:48
And another: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/250688/count-immediate-child-div-elements-using-jquery — Andreas Louv, Oct 28 '12 at 15:50
I think you should really consider using some filters for this, here's an excellent solution : http://jsfiddle.net/GYjh7/ — adeneo, Oct 28 '12 at 16:32

score 37 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 28 '12 at 15:42

37

$('#count').children().length; // 4

answered Oct 28 '12 at 15:42

David G

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 28 '12 at 15:41

2

var count = $('#count > *').length;

answered Oct 28 '12 at 15:41

dfsq

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