Window.find()

Non-standard
This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.

Note: Support for Window.find() might change in future versions of Gecko. See bug 672395.

The Window.find() method finds a string in a window.

Syntax

window.find(aString, aCaseSensitive, aBackwards, aWrapAround,
            aWholeWord, aSearchInFrames, aShowDialog);
aString
The text string for which to search.
aCaseSensitive
Boolean. If true, specifies a case-sensitive search.
aBackwards
Boolean. If true, specifies a backward search.
aWrapAround
Boolean. If true, specifies a wrap around search.
aWholeWord Unimplemented
Boolean. If true, specifies a whole word search. This is not implemented; see bug 481513.
aSearchInFrames
Boolean. If true, specifies a search in frames.

Returns

true if the string is found; otherwise, false.

Example

JavaScript

findString = function findText(text) {
  alert("String \x22" + text + "\x22 found? " + window.find(text));
}

HTML

<p>Apples, Bananas, and Oranges.</p>
<button type="button" onClick='findString("Apples")'>Search for Apples</button>
<button type="button" onClick='findString("Banana")'>Search for Banana</button>
<button type="button" onClick='findString("Orange")'>Search for Orange</button>

Result

Notes

In some browsers, Window.find() selects (highlights) the found content on the site.

Specification

This is not part of any specification.

Browser compatibility

This method works in many modern browsers, including Firefox, Chrome, and Safari.