searchInElements

searchinelements.js

/**
 * @author Solomon Wise
 */
"use strict";
var domTools = {};
domTools.searchInElements = function (elem, pattern) {
	if (pattern.constructor !== RegExp) {
		throw "Pattern must be a RegExp";
	}
	if (elem.constructor !== String) {
		throw "Element must be a String";
	}
	elem = document.getElementsByTagName(elem);
	var matches = [];
	for (e = 0; e < elem.length; e++) {
		if (pattern.test(elem[e].innerHTML)) {
			matches.push(elem[e]);
		}
	}
	return matches;
}