# Attribute Contains Word Selector [name~="value"]

## attributeContainsWord ( attribute, value ) version added: 1.0

- attribute
  Type: String
  An attribute name.

- value
  Type: String
  An attribute value. Can be either an unquoted single word or a quoted string.

Description: Selects elements that have the specified attribute with a value containing a given word, delimited by spaces.

This selector matches the test string against each word in the attribute value, where a "word" is defined as a string delimited by whitespace. The selector matches if the test string is exactly equal to any of the words.

## Examples:

#### Example: Finds all inputs with a name attribute that contains the word 'man' and sets the value with some text.

    <!doctype html>
    <html lang="en">
    <head>
      <meta charset="utf-8">
      <title>css demo</title>

      <script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
    </head>
    <body>

    <input name="man-news">
    <input name="milk man">
    <input name="letterman2">
    <input name="newmilk">

    <script>

    $( "input[name~='man']" ).val( "mr. man is in it!" );

    </script>

    </body>
    </html>

#### Demo: