Find In Page

todesktop.contents.findInPage.start(text, options)
To start the find in page feature, all you need is specify a text (string).
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todesktop.contents.findInPage.start(text)
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You can also configure the experience using these options:
forward Boolean (optional) - Whether to search forward or backward, defaults to true
findNext Boolean (optional) - Whether the operation is first request or a follow up, defaults to false
matchCase Boolean (optional) - Whether search should be case-sensitive, defaults to false
For example, to find text backward:
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todesktop.contents.findInPage.start(text, { forward: false })
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todesktop.contents.findInPage.stop()
Stop find in page
todesktop.on("found-in-page", eventHandler)
You can also listen to the event found-in-page to update your UI accordingly when the find in page feature is being used.
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window.todesktop.on("found-in-page", (event, result) => {
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  // ...
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})
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event Event
result Object
requestId Integer
activeMatchOrdinal Integer - Position of the active match.
matches Integer - Number of Matches.
selectionArea Rectangle - Coordinates of first match region.
finalUpdate Boolean

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todesktop.contents.findInPage.start(text, options)

todesktop.contents.findInPage.stop()

todesktop.on("found-in-page", eventHandler)