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How to check whether a string contains a substring in jQuery?
The jQuery :contains() Selector is used to check whether a string contains a substring in jQuery.
Set the substring you are searching for in the contains() method as shown below:
$(document).ready(function(){
$("p:contains(Video)").css("background-color", "blue");
});Now, let us see the complete code to check whether a string contains a substring or not:
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$("p:contains(Video)").css("background-color", "blue");
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Tutorialspoint</h1>
<p>This is demo text.</p>
<p>Free Tutorials</p>
<p>Free Video Tutorials</p>
</body>
</html>
Updated on: 20-Jun-2020
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