jQuery: find element by text

Question

Can anyone tell me if it\'s possible to find an element based on its content rather than by an id or class?

I am attempting to find

Answer 1

The following jQuery selects div nodes that contain text but have no children, which are the leaf nodes of the DOM tree.

$('div:contains("test"):not(:has(*))').css('background-color', 'red');

div1
This is a test, nested in div1
Nested in div1


div2 test
This is another test, nested in div2
Nested in div2


div3