Click a Link Using jQuery based on the Text Inside the Link

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How would I go about clicking a link using jQuery, with the text inside the link.

I.E.:

<a href="/node/1744650/nodequeue">Nodequeue</a>

I want to click this link based entirely on the fact that Nodequeue is inside the link.

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:12

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You could use the contains: selector:

$('a:contains("Nodequeue")').click();

For more information about the selector, have a look at the documentation for it here. Please note that it is case-sensitive, if you are looking for case insensitive search, have a look here.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:12

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answered Jul 07 '11 at 14:05

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I tried that, and it kept giving me an error message. One of my other questions touches on this error message, I will post it here later (I am at work currently and do not have the ability to generate the debug code atm) – Steven Matthews Jul 07 '11 at 14:48

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 07 '11 at 14:05

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$('a:contains("Nodequeue")').trigger('click');

answered Jul 07 '11 at 14:05

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Click a Link Using jQuery based on the Text Inside the Link

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