jQuery :contains() Selector



The :contain() selector in jQuery is used to select elements containing the specified text.

Syntax

The syntax is as follows −

$(":contains(text)")

Here, the parameter text is the text to find. The same elements are selected with the specified text.

Example

Let us now see an example to implement the :contains() selector −

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style>    .one {       color: brown;       background-color: orange;       font-size: 16px;       border: 2px blue dashed;    } </style> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.4.1.js"></script> <script>    $(document).ready(function(){       $("p:contains(the)").addClass("one");    }); </script> </head> <body> <h1>Examination</h1> <p>Timings: 10AM - 1PM</p> <p>The examination hall details would be emailed to the students.</p> </body> </html>

Output

This will produce the following output −

Updated on: 2019-11-05T07:03:51+05:30

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