Question

I am trying to find an exact copy of html code in a document.

I have tried

$("#tabs-1").find('div:contains(a)').html()

HTML:

<div class="appointment" data-status="yes">
    <a class="app">Yuri G.</a>
</div>

Does jquery provide any function for this or do I have to use Regex?

Update: I have multiple divs with with class appointments, with same attributes in a different div container element. I am trying to copy them to another place by drag and drop. I want to make sure that copy does not already exist in the drag and drop place

Answer 1

:contains is for text, try using :has instead.

$("#tabs-1").find('div:has(a)').html()

Or if you want the entire div as a string, you need to use outerHTML:

$("#tabs-1").find('div:has(a)').prop('outerHTML')

DEMO: http://jsfiddle.net/SupSA/