:contains() Selector - Javascript jQuery Selector

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Description

The :contains() selector selects elements which contain the case sensitive string, which can be contained directly in the element as text, or in a child element.

Syntax

Parameter Description
text Required. text to find

The following code shows how to select all <p> elements containing "is":

Demo Code

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
    $("p:contains(is)").css("background-color", "yellow");
});//from w w  w .  j a va 2  s  .  c  o m
</script>
</head>
<body>

<h1>Welcome to My Homepage</h1>

<p class="test">This is a test.</p>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>

Who is your favourite:
<ul id="myList">
  <li>A</li>
  <li>B</li>
  <li>C</li>
</ul>

</body>
</html>

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