## length Returns: Integer

Description: The number of elements in the jQuery object.

- #### version added: 1.0length

The number of elements currently matched. The .size() method will return the same value.

## Example:

Count the divs. Click to add more.

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    <!doctype html><html lang="en"><head>  <meta charset="utf-8">  <title>length demo</title>  <style>  body {    cursor: pointer;  }  div {    width: 50px;    height: 30px;    margin: 5px;    float: left;    background: green;  }  span {    color: red;  }  </style>  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script></head><body>  <span></span>  <div></div><script>$( document.body )  .click(function() {    $( document.body ).append( $( "<div>" ) );    var n = $( "div" ).length;    $( "span" ).text( "There are " + n + " divs." +      "Click to add more.");  })  // Trigger the click to start  .trigger( "click" );</script> </body></html>

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