jQuery - Search as you type on page just like cpanel search

Question

I am looking for a functionality just like cpanel search. Where as you type in search box, the similar content stays and rest disappears. Example

<div>hello</div>
<div>world</div>
<div>good</div>
<div>bad</div>
<input type="text" name="search">

Now as I start typing "he". Only hello display and rest of the divs goes to display:none;

Is it possible? People who have seen Cpanel search box, knows what I am asking. I have been looking around for this but could not find anything similar to it. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Sure pretty simple, just use the keyup event and toggle the <div>'s accordingly

jsFiddle

HTML

<div id="example">
  <div>hello</div>
  <div>world</div>
  <div>good</div>
  <div>bad</div>
</div>
<input type="text" name="search" id="search">

JS

$(function(){
    $('#search').keyup(function(event){
        var keyCode = event.which; // check which key was pressed
        var term = $(this).val();
        $('#example').children().hide(); // hide all
        $('#example').children(':Contains("' + term + '")').show(); // toggle based on term
    });
 });​

 $.expr[':'].Contains = function(a, i, m) { 
    return jQuery(a).text().toUpperCase().indexOf(m[3].toUpperCase()) >= 0; 
 };

Answer 2

Yeah it's possible.

Here's my fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/HQFQ5/2/

This is the function that makes it work:

$('input').bind('keyup',function(){
  var selfVal = $(this).val()
  var compareDivs = $('div');
  compareDivs.each(function(){
     var divVal = $(this).text().toString();
     if (divVal.indexOf(selfVal)<0)
         $(this).fadeOut();
     else
         $(this).fadeIn();
  });
});​