jQuery .is() - $(...).is(...).click does not return object, what does?

Question

.is() does not return an object:

$("div").children().is(".result").click(function () { ... } );

I receive the error:

Uncaught TypeError: $(...).is(...).click is not a function

Is there a function that does the same thing as .is() but returns an object instead of a boolean?

Have you read the docs? [`is`](http://api.jquery.com/is/) returns a boolean, [`not`](http://api.jquery.com/not/) filters the collection. — Bergi, Jul 20 '15 at 18:24
As a joke, you could use: `$("div").not(":not(.result)")`... More seriously use: `$('div.result')` — A. Wolff, Jul 20 '15 at 18:25
…but actually you're looking for `$("div.result")` or `$("div").filter(".result")` — Bergi, Jul 20 '15 at 18:26
I am not looking for $("div.result") - I was just using this simplistic example to demonstrate my question. — Chad, Jul 20 '15 at 18:32
@Chad And so what is your question? Can you demonstrate it with more relevant example? — A. Wolff, Jul 20 '15 at 18:35
[**What is console log**](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4539253/what-is-console-log) — adeneo, Jul 20 '15 at 18:40
I added the `.children()` which is what my actual code is using, making it different than just `$("div.result")` — Chad, Jul 20 '15 at 18:40
@Chad Or `$('div > .result')` but that's completly unrelevant to your former question **...** — A. Wolff, Jul 20 '15 at 18:47
http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/66377/what-is-the-xy-problem — A. Wolff, Jul 20 '15 at 18:50

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 20 '15 at 18:24

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.is just returns a boolean, so it can't be chained.

answered Jul 20 '15 at 18:24

nrabinowitz

Is there a version of `.is()` that returns an object instead of a boolean? – Chad Jul 20 '15 at 18:33

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 20 '15 at 18:26

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Because simple $("div.result") gives you is function. So there is no need for separate is function chain.

is is simple check returns boolean docs are avaliable on: http://api.jquery.com/is/

answered Jul 20 '15 at 18:26

Piotr Stapp

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