function myFunction() { var input, filter, ul, li, a, i, txtValue; input = document.getElementById("numb"); filter = input.value.toLowerCase(); filter = filter.replace(/\s+/g, ''); // remove whitespaces ul = document.getElementById("gcontainer"); li = ul.getElementsByTagName("DIV"); for (i = 0; i < li.length; i++) { // a = li[i].getElementsByTagName("a")[0]; txtValue = li[i].id if (txtValue.toLowerCase().indexOf(filter) > -1) { li[i].style.display = ""; } else { li[i].style.display = "none"; } } }