Counting the number of option tags in a select tag in jQuery

Question

How do I count the number of s in a DOM element using jQuery?

Answer 1

Ok, i had a few problems because i was inside a

$('.my-dropdown').live('click', function(){  
});

I had multiples inside my page that's why i used a class.

My drop down was filled automatically by a ajax request when i clicked it, so i only had the element $(this)

so...

I had to do:

$('.my-dropdown').live('click', function(){
  total_tems = $(this).find('option').length;
});