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Faili
Faili

Reputation: 1000

jQuery: Selecting the text when p contains a listpoint

I've got some comments in a guestbook. p containins '(In [ 'sometimes. The '(In [' sometimes contains a list.

 <div class="comment searchable">
 <p>
(In <a class="changeset" href="/../" sets mynumber">[Phonebook]</a>)
</p>
<ul><li><tt>Name</tt>, <tt>Number</tt> 
</li></ul>

<p>is <a class="is new entry" href="/../mynumber">new entry</a>
</p>
 </div>

This is how I get all '(In' 's and some text in the same line. I insert them in a 'box' after a div.

    $("<div id='createDiv' style='border:1px outset #999966;padding:1em;margin-top:1em'></div>").insertAfter("#changelog");
    $("#createDiv").append($("p:contains('In [')").clone());

But how do I select and insert the whole text when the comments also contains a listpoint?

I'm using jQapi as a reference which is very useful. I was looking for sth like: p:contains('li').

Thank you in advance for any hint.

Edit: What should come out:

(In [Phonebook]) Name, Number is new entry.

Now it is: (In [Phonebook])

Upvotes: 0

Views: 202

Answers (3)

Kormie
Kormie

Reputation: 127

is this:

(In [Phonebook]) Name, Number is new entry

what you wanted?

$("div p:contains('In [')").parent().text()

Upvotes: 0

Nick Craver
Nick Craver

Reputation: 630627

I think what you want is replacing:

$("p:contains('In [')").clone()

With:

$("p:contains('In [')").closest("div").clone()
//or...
$("div.comment:contains('In [')").clone()

Or if you just want the children:

$("p:contains('In [')").closest("div").children().clone()
//or...
$("div.comment:contains('In [')").children().clone()

You have a few options here, depending on what you want your edit to look like. If you just cared about the text for example, this would suffice:

$("div.comment:contains('In [')").text()

Upvotes: 1

Dr.Molle
Dr.Molle

Reputation: 117364

I guess you are lookin for :has()

Upvotes: 0

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