jquery count li elements inside ul -> length?

Question

If a ul has more than one li-element inside of it, something should happen, otherwise not!

What am I doing wrong?

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Answer 1

Warning: Answers above only work most of the time!

In jQuery version 3.3.1 (haven't tested other versions)

$("#myList li").length; 

works only if your list items don't wrap. If your items wrap in the list then this code counts the number of lines occupied not the number of