Check if element is a div

Question

How do I check if $(this) is a div, ul or blockquote?

For example:

if ($(this) is a div) {   alert('its a div!'); } else {   alert('its not a div! some other stuff'); } 

Answer 1

Something like this:

if(this.tagName == 'DIV') {     alert("It's a div!"); } else {     alert("It's not a div! [some other stuff]"); } 

Answer 2

Solutions without jQuery are already posted, so I'll post solution using jQuery

$(this).is("div,ul,blockquote")