<script type="text/javascript" src="/js/jquery.js"></script>
<li><strong>list</strong> item 1 - one strong tag</li>
<li><strong>list</strong> item <strong>2</strong> -
two <span>strong tags</span></li>
$("li").click(function() {
isWithTwo = $li.is(function() {
return $('strong', this).length === 2;
$li.css("background-color", "green");
$li.css("background-color", "red");