find
Finds text in a web page, and highlights matches.
To use this API you need to have the "find" permission.
Functions
find.find()- Find text in a web page.
find.highlightResults()- Highlight the last set of matches found.
find.removeHighlighting()- Remove any highlighting.
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
find |
No |
No |
57 |
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No |
No |
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No |
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highlightResults |
No |
No |
57 |
? |
No |
No |
? |
? |
No |
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? |
? |
removeHighlighting |
No |
No |
57 |
? |
No |
No |
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? |
No |
? |
? |
? |
Example extensions
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/find