jQuery Selector How to - Select element which contains certain text

Question

We would like to know how to select element which contains certain text.

Answer


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<html>
  <head>
    <script type="text/javascript" src='http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.5.2.js'></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        $(document).ready(function(){
           $("tr:contains('F')").css("background-color", "#bbbbff");
        });
    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <table>
        <tr><td>First</td></tr>
        <tr><td>Middle</td></tr>
        <tr><td>Last</td></tr>
    </table>
  </body>
</html>

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