contains

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vt. (the third person singular form of contain), include, accommodate

v.Contain; control (the third person singular of contain); restrain; contain

jquery contains selector syntax

Function::contains selector selects elements that contain the specified string. The string can be text contained directly within the element, or contained within a child element. Often used in conjunction with other elements/selectors to select elements in a specified group that contain specified text (as in the example above).

Syntax:$(":contains(text)")

##Parameters:text Required. Specifies the text to be found.

jquery contains selector example

    
    
Welcome to My Homepage
 
My name is Donald
 
I live in Duckburg
 
My best friend is Mickey
 
 Who is your favourite: 
 
Goofy
 
Mickey
 
Pluto