how do I use an id with :contains() selector?
possibly similar to this?
$("$("#foo"):contains('John')")
thank you
how do I use an id with :contains() selector? possibly similar to this? $($(#foo):contains(‘John’))
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how do I use an id with :contains() selector?
possibly similar to this?
$("$("#foo"):contains('John')")
thank you
Because
:contains()is a selector you have to use it together with the element/id/class you want, like so:EDIT:
Unless you want to search the whole document, as pointed by @gdoron, using the selector by itself is fine too