Add class if li contains certain text
HTML
<div class="svin">
<li>item one</li>
<li>item two</li>
<li class="number3">item three</li>
</div>
CSS
.hilite {
background: #ddf;
}
JavaScript
$(function(){
$('svin').each(function(){
var $li = $(this);
if ($li.is(":contains('two')")) {
$li.addClass('hilite');
}
});
});