Window: find() method

Non-standard: This feature is not standardized. We do not recommend using non-standard features in production, as they have limited browser support, and may change or be removed. However, they can be a suitable alternative in specific cases where no standard option exists.

Note:Support forWindow.find() might change in futureversions of Gecko. See Firefox bug 672395.

TheWindow.find() method finds a string in a window sequentially.

Syntax

find(string, caseSensitive, backwards, wrapAround, wholeWord, searchInFrames, showDialog)

Parameters

string: The text string for which to search.
caseSensitive: A boolean value. Iftrue, specifies a case-sensitive search.
backwards: A boolean value. Iftrue, specifies a backward search.
wrapAround: A boolean value. Iftrue, specifies a wrap around search.
wholeWord: A boolean value. Iftrue, specifies a whole word search.
searchInFrames: A boolean value. Iftrue, specifies a search in frames.
showDialog: A boolean value. Iftrue, a search dialog is shown.

Return value

true if the string is found; otherwise,false.

Examples

HTML

html

<p>Apples, Bananas, and Oranges.</p><button type="button">Search for Apples</button><button type="button">Search for Bananas</button><button type="button">Search for Orange</button><p></p>

JavaScript

function findString(text) {  document.querySelector("#output").textContent = `String found? ${window.find(    text,  )}`;}document.getElementById("find-apples").addEventListener("click", () => {  findString("Apples");});document.getElementById("find-bananas").addEventListener("click", () => {  findString("Bananas");});document.getElementById("find-orange").addEventListener("click", () => {  findString("Orange");});