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

In jQuery documentation it says:

The matching text can appear directly within the selected element, in any of that element's descendants, or a combination

Therefore it is not enough that you use :contains() selector, you also need to check if the text you search for is the direct content of the element you are targeting for, something like that:

function findElementByText(text) {
    var jSpot = $("b:contains(" + text + ")")
                .filter(function() { return $(this).children().length === 0;})
                .parent();  // because you asked the parent of that element

    return jSpot;
}