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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: 05-Nov-2019
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