select box inside a td

Question

How can I check if there is a select box inside a td

if(there is select box inside td){
alert('yes');
}else{
alert('no');
} 

How can I achieve this?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Try

if ($('td select').length) { // or el.find('select').length; in case of cached selector
    alert('yes');
    $('td:has("select")').remove('select'); //to remove select
} else {
    alert('no');
}

Answer 2

use:

if($('td select').length){
   //select exists
}