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HTML
<ul id="sortable">
<li id="pic_0">
<div class="sortEleWrapper">
<div class="imgWrapper">
<img src="/test1.jpg">
</div>
<input type="text" name="picText" id="picText" value="""" style="width:105px;color:#aaa" class="sortInput">
</div>
<input type="hidden" id="picSrc" name="picSrc" value="/test1.jpg">
</li>
JavaScript
if ($('#sortable').find('img[src$="/test1.jpg"]').length > 0) {
alert('img exists');
} else {
alert('img dosnt exists');
}