How do I select a span containing a specific text value, using jquery?

Question

How do I find the span containing the text \"FIND ME\"

   FIND ME
   dont find me

         


        

Answer 1

By the way, if you'd like to use this with a variable, you'd do it this way:

function findText() {
    $('span').css('border', 'none');  //reset all of the spans to no border
    var find = $('#txtFind').val();   //where txtFind is a simple text input for your search value
    if (find != null && find.length > 0) {
        //search every span for this content
        $("span:contains(" + find + ")").each(function () {
            $(this).css('border', 'solid 2px red');    //mark the content
        });
     }
}