JQuery search in static HTML page with highlighting of found word

Question

I\'ve been trying to make a simple search inside a static HTML page using JQuery. I have to mention that this is just my first time working with JQuery.

I\'m trying

Answer 1

(for one thing you want to use Background-Color, not Color, for background)

I would create a css class for normal and a seperate (inherited) css class for highlighted text, and then use the JQuery to change the css class when you find what you are looking for.

Just my initial thoughts though, not sure if there is a better way of doing it.

EDIT: if you want to change only a specific word, you'll have to modify innerHTML to put it in a seperate tag at that point.