How can I determine the element type of a matched element in jQuery?

Question

I\'m matching ASP.Net generated elements by ID name, but I have some elements which may render as text boxes or labels depending on the page context. I need to figure out wh

Answer 1

in jquery 1.6 use prop()

Example

var el = $('body');

if (el.prop('tagName') === 'BODY') {
    console.log('found body')
}