Question

How can I do something like this: check if I have a <select> within the parent div, if there is one, I display something.

Thanks!

Answer 1

One way would be to filter with the :has selector

if ( $(this).parent(':has(select)').length ){
  // display something..
}

If on the other hand the select is not deeper than the current element, you might want to use the .siblings() method

if ( $(this).siblings('select').length ){
  // display something..
}