Jquery find table cell where value is X

Question

I am trying to find a <td> where the value is 5. It is a calender so there will only be one 5 value.

Cowskin

Answer 1

You can use filter method:

$('td').filter(function(){
    return $(this).text() === '5'
})

Benzvi

@welovedesign Why not? For this case there is no difference between == and ===. – Benzvi

The three === is to do explicit comparison, and disallow implicit comparison. Always use ===, as it is very unstable to rely on implicit conversions JavaScript will do for you on the fly. – Deweese

Answer 2

Use the :contains selector:

var td = $("td:contains('5')");

Edit: This will also select the td with 15 and 25, if you want exact 5, then use the .filter method as the other answer said.

Decapod