Filtering: How to hide/show (toggle) certain table rows on click?

Answer 1

Here's a really really simple test that might help you get started.

    $(function () {
        $("#vehicles tr td").click(function () {
            var desc = $(this).html();
            $("#vehicles tr").css("background-color", "white");
            $("#vehicles").find(":contains(" + desc + ")").closest("tr").css("background-color", "red");
        });
    });

This assigns a click event to every TD element, stores its value somewhere and then checks if said value exists in the table, highlighting the elements that are matched. Give it a spin, I think it'll set you off in the right direction.