Select the element
If you’re familiar with jQuery, which I suppose is true, you know how to select an element, for instance if there’s an element with id element_id, you do:
$('#element_id')
If the element exists in the DOM
if ( $('#element_id').length > 0 ) console.log('the element with element_id exists in the DOM');
Note: that console.log is present as console writing function under FF and Safari only.
if not …
Than $(‘#element_id’).length equals to 0
if ( $('#element_id').length == 0 ) console.log('the element with element_id don't exists in the DOM');
Good one, thanks!