function search() { var input, filter, ul, li, a, i, txtValue; input = document.getElementById('searchInput'); filter = input.value.toUpperCase(); ul = document.getElementById("referenceList"); li = ul.getElementsByTagName('li'); for (i = 0; i < li.length; i++) { a = li[i].getElementsByTagName("details")[0]; txtValue = a.textContent || a.innerText; if (txtValue.toUpperCase().indexOf(filter) > -1) { li[i].style.display = ""; } else { li[i].style.display = "none"; } } }