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up.element up.element.isEmpty(element)
JavaScript function

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Returns whether the given element has no content.

An element is considered to have content if it has either child elements or non-whitespace text.

Examples

These <div> elements are all considered empty:

<div></div>

<div>   </div>

<div attr="text"></div>

These <div> elements are not considered empty:

<div>
  Text
</div>

<div>
  <span>Text</span>
</div>

<div>
  <span></span>
</div>

Parameters

element
required

Return value

Whether the given element is empty.

boolean