Use jquery :contains and and .eq() to modify text style within specific div

Is it possible to combine the use of :contains and .eq() to search for text within a specific div?

I currently use the following two statements which create jquery statements based upon values grabbed from the URL by PHP $_GET[].

The first simply checks for li开发者_高级运维nk text matching the current $platformString and turns it white.

$(\"a:contains('". $platformString . "')\").css(\"color\", \"#ffffff\");

The second shows and hides a div based upon a known value stored in section.

$(\".sidebar_content\").eq(" . $section .").toggle();

The problem is that there can be multiple matches of $platformString within other hidden divs, once these are matched they are also turned white.

Can I combine the two statements to simply highlight the $platformString within the current $section?

Many thanks for any advice you are able to provide.

Robert

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Im not sure if i understand you correctly, but..

have you tried "a:visible:contains()" ?

This should only match the elements that are visible and contains the specified text.

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This will search all the div's on the page for the text contained in platformString and wrap them in tags.

var platformString = "replaceMe";

$('div').html(function() {
   return $(this).html().replace(new RegExp(platformString, "ig"), '<strong>$&</strong>'));
});

It's similar to "highlighting" just replace <strong> with another kind of tag you wish to use.. maybe a <span> with a class for some custom effects?

EDIT: replace searchString with $& - matches the searched text and preserves capitalization