JQuery : Inserting "()" inside the :contains() Selector

Question

When I insert the text "()" inside the :contains() Selector, I am getting the following error

    Uncaught Syntax error, unrecognized expression: "X(")

I will give my sample

   $("div#list li:contains("X(")").remove();

How to overcome this?

EDIT : I am using jquery-1.4.1.

`$('div#list li:contains("X(")').remove();` http://jsbin.com/araxed/2/edit — Roko C. Buljan, May 28 '13 at 12:43

Niccolò Campolungo · Answer 1 · 2013-05-30T13:27:17.290

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Just use one string with '

$('div#list li:contains("X(")').remove();

Edit: in version 1.4.1 there was yet a bug with :contains selector's escaping. In this case you have to write your own RegExp to find the element:

var searchRegex = new RegExp("X\\(", "g"),
    result = $('div#list li').filter(function (i, el) {
        return $(el).text().match(searchRegex);
    });
result.remove();

edited May 30 '13 at 13:27

answered May 28 '13 at 12:32

Niccolò Campolungo

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Where the closing breaket of contains??? – Manish Jangir May 28 '13 at 12:34
You kidding? `("X(")` **(**"X("**)** – Niccolò Campolungo May 28 '13 at 12:35
@ManishJangir: it is already there – Chamika Sandamal May 28 '13 at 12:35
It's a shame this need for reputation lol – Niccolò Campolungo May 28 '13 at 12:38
Who downvoted can please explain? I'm curious! – Niccolò Campolungo May 28 '13 at 12:42
@LightStyle : your answer is not working.it s showing the same error – karthik May 28 '13 at 13:56
Which string are you searching? – Niccolò Campolungo May 28 '13 at 13:57
@LightStyle :I am searching X( . I am not down voted. – karthik May 28 '13 at 14:26
See [this fiddle](http://jsfiddle.net/BaaNq/), it works – Niccolò Campolungo May 28 '13 at 14:30
@LightSytle : I am working on jquery 1.4.1.js – karthik May 28 '13 at 14:30
I tried with jQuery 1.0 and it works, it is not a matter of version. Please post a fiddle with what have you tried so far – Niccolò Campolungo May 28 '13 at 14:31
In fiddler, Lowest version showing is 1.6.4. How to check jquery 1.4.1 version.Please help me on this.. Mostly I think problem might be in jquery 1.4.1. – karthik May 30 '13 at 05:28

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered May 28 '13 at 12:32

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It is an escaping issue but it would be much simpler to do this:

 $('div#list li:contains("X(")').remove();

or

 $("div#list li:contains('X(')").remove();

answered May 28 '13 at 12:32

Andy

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Check the other answers, this is a dupe... – Niccolò Campolungo May 28 '13 at 12:34

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 28 '13 at 12:39

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This is the correct answer

$("div#list li:contains('X(\")')").remove();

Check http://jsfiddle.net/4F3JF/

answered May 28 '13 at 12:39

Manish Jangir

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