Like so: $("#sqltable tr td:contains(" + $('#workgroup').val() + ")").toggleClass("highlight");
--John On 9/19/07, Graeme B. Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm trying to highlight some rows of a table, and previously did this with > the following code: > > $('#sqltable').find('td').contains($('#workgroup').val()).toggleClass("highl > ight"); > > The new code: > > $("#sqltable tr td:contains(TEXT TO SEARCH FOR > HERE)").toggleClass("highlight"); > > How do I specify $('#workgroup').val() for the text to search for, like the > first example? > > Thanks in advance.... It's just not clear to me... I've also tried > .filter(':contains($('#workgroup').val())') > > Graeme > >