<ul class="sidea" role="tablist">
                        <a href="scripts/featured.php" aria-controls="home" role="tab" data-toggle="tab" class="ajax-link" id="defaultclick">
                            <li role="presentation" class="col-sm-4 col-xs-4 categoryb1">
                                <div class="categoryb arrow_box">
                                    Featured
                                </div>
                            </li>
                        </a>

if (($('a.ajax-link').html()).contains('Featured1')){
  alert("yes");
}
else {
  alert("no");
}