jQuery count non-empty fields

Question

Trying to count the number of input fields of class '.booked' that are NOT empty (ie they have some kind of value entered.

For some reason this is not doing it for me. Someone please put me out of my misery :)

$('input.booked:not(:empty)').length

From Docs. ":empty" selects all elements that have no children (including text nodes) — Z. Zlatev
– Z. Zlatev, Commented Jun 3, 2011 at 3:19

Blindy · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-03 03:15:00Z

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Try this:

$('input.booked[value!=""]').length

empty returns nodes with no children, which isn't what you want.

answered Jun 3, 2011 at 3:15

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Frunsi · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-03 03:54:33Z

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the :empty selector filters to elements that have no child nodes. What you want is an attribute equals selector...

$("input.booked:not([value=''])").length

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answered Jun 3, 2011 at 3:15

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