{"name":"length","type":"property","title":".length","deprecated":null,"removed":null,"desc":"The number of elements in the jQuery object.","categories":["properties/jquery-object-instance-properties","version/1.0"],"entries":[{"return":"Integer","signatures":{"added":"1.0"},"examples":{"desc":"Count the divs.  Click to add more.","code":"\n$( document.body )\n  .click(function() {\n    $( document.body ).append( $( \"<div>\" ) );\n    var n = $( \"div\" ).length;\n    $( \"span\" ).text( \"There are \" + n + \" divs.\" +\n      \"Click to add more.\");\n  })\n  // Trigger the click to start\n  .trigger( \"click\" );\n","css":"\n  body {\n    cursor: pointer;\n  }\n  div {\n    width: 50px;\n    height: 30px;\n    margin: 5px;\n    float: left;\n    background: green;\n  }\n  span {\n    color: red;\n  }\n","html":"<span></span>\n  <div></div>"},"longdesc":"\n    <p>The number of elements currently matched. The .<a href=\"/size/\">size()</a> method will return the same value.</p>\n  "}]}