jQuery: Select data attributes that aren't empty?

I'm trying to select all elements that have a data-go-to attribute that is not empty.

I've tried $('[data-go-to!=""]') but oddly enough it seems to be selecting every single element on the page if I do that.

Solution 1:

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Answer that works with:

###Empty strings: If the attr must exist & could have any value ^{(or none at all)}

    jQuery("[href]");

###Missing attributes: If attr could exist & if exist, must have some value

    jQuery("[href!='']");

###Or both: If attr must exist & has to have some value...

    jQuery("[href!=''][href]");

^{PS: more combinations are possible...}

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###Or here in SO with this Code Snippet.
^{* Snippet is running jQuery v2.1.1}

jQuery('div.test_1 > a[href]').addClass('match');
jQuery('div.test_2 > a[href!=""]').addClass('match');
jQuery('div.test_3 > a[href!=""][href]').addClass('match');

div,a {
    display: block;
    color: #333;
    margin: 5px;
    padding: 5px;
    border: 1px solid #333;
}
h4 {
    margin: 0;
}
a {
    width: 200px;
    background: #ccc;
    border-radius: 2px;
    text-decoration: none;
}
a.match {
    background-color: #16BB2A;
    position: relative;
}
a.match:after {
    content: 'Match!';
    position: absolute;
    left: 105%;
}

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div class="test_1">
    <h4>Test 1: jQuery('a[href]')</h4>
    <a href="test">href: test</a>
    <a href="#">href: #</a>
    <a href="">href: empty</a>
    <a>href: not present</a>
</div>
<div class="test_2">
    <h4>Test 2: jQuery('a[href!=""]')</h4>
    <a href="test">href: test</a>
    <a href="#">href: #</a>
    <a href="">href: empty</a>
    <a>href: not present</a>
</div>
<div class="test_3">
    <h4>Test 3: jQuery('a[href!=""][href]')</h4>
    <a href="test">href: test</a>
    <a href="#">href: #</a>
    <a href="">href: empty</a>
    <a>href: not present</a>
</div>

Solution 2:

try

$(':not([data-go-to=""])')

UPDATE:

For the sake of not leading anyone astray, this answer will work in older versions of jQuery but is not future-proof. Since @gmo and @siva's answers both seem to be working with later versions I defer to (and encourage you to upvote) their answers....and of course hope you have a fantastic day.