Question

Got a list saved by using .data(). How is it possible to find exact string?

$('body').data('mobilMenu' , $("ul#globalMenu").html());

list looks like (ul#globalmenu):

 <ul> 
  <li> <a href="t.aspx">t</a></li>
  <li> <a href="b.aspx">b</a></li>
  <ul> 
      <li> <a href="t.aspx">TEST </a></li><--HOW DO I FIND THIS in .data()
      <li> <a href="b.aspx">b</a></li>

I want to search for the word “TEST ” and then get the url for that link. don’t use .contains .. need to know excact

Answer 1

Get the data with:

var data = $('body').data('mobilMenu');

Find all <a> elements and use .filter() to extract element with exact text ‘TEST ‘:

var url = $(data).find('a').filter(function() {
    return $(this).text() === 'TEST ';
}).attr('href');

DEMO