Question

I’ve got a table and want to get an array of cell values which contain a query provided by the user.

For example, the user inputs ’20’, and the table is

120
240
220
110

I want an array to contain

[120, 220]

I currently have

var data_list = jQuery('td:contains('+seach_val+')','table#data');

and I’ve also tried the above with .text() to see if that would get me the text, but none of this seems to work.

Should be pretty simple I thought, but I’m having some trouble with this.

Answer 1

If you are looking to create an array, the following code works:

<table id="data">
    <tr><td>120</td></tr>
    <tr><td>240</td></tr>
    <tr><td>350</td></tr>
    <tr><td>220</td></tr>
</table>

search_val = 20;
data_list = [];
jQuery('td:contains('+search_val+')','table#data').each(function(){
    data_list.push($(this).text());
});
console.log(data_list);

This outputs in the console:

["120", "220"]

http://jsfiddle.net/Mj5G4/4/