jQuery selector :contains - Use regular expressions

Question

I am trying to implement search functionality for a list using jQuery. I am using following line to filter matching elements

$(list).find(\"a:contains(\" + f         


        

Answer 1

You need to use .filter(), but the good news is you don't need a regular expression:

$(list).find("a").filter(function () {
    return (this.textContent || this.innerText || '').indexOf(filter) === 0;
}).parent().show();