jQuery Search.

gistfile1.txt

<div id='search_div'>
  <input type="text" class="search-query" id="search_text">
  <button class="btn" id='search_button'><i class='icon-search'></i></button>
</div>

<address id="2106">
  <strong>RandoZZ ZZMcCracken</strong><br>
      <small>home:</small> <a href="mailto:home@email.com">home@email.com</a><br><small>work:</small> <a href="mailto:work@email.com">work@email.com</a><br><small>primary:</small> <a href="mailto:primary@email.com">primary@email.com</a><br><small>other:</small> <a href="mailto:other@email.com">other@email.com</a><br>
      <small>home phone:</small> 1-310-555-5555 <br><small>work phone:</small> 1-310-555-3333 <br><small>cell phone:</small> 1.310.555.1212
</address>

search.js

<script>
    $(document).ready(function () {
        $('#search_button').click(Search);
    });

    function Search() {
        var mySearchArray = [];
        search = $('input#search_text').val();

        $('address').each(function() {
            if( $(this).is(':contains('+ search +')') )
            {
                id = $(this).attr('id');
                mySearchArray.push(id);
            }
        });

        $(mySearchArray).each(function(index, value) {
            $('address#'+ value +'').clone().appendTo('.results');
        });
    };
</script>