How to programmatically launch WebView2's Find function.

[RajeshAKumar]

We have a HTML page in local WPF app using WebView2, but want to highlight occurrences of a search phrase in the page.
WebView2 does a very nice job of showing this when invoked by user.
We want to leverage this function programmatically.

Can you please guide?

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[champnic]

Hey @RajeshAKumar - I don't think we currently have a way to do this. Would you like me to add this as a scenario on our backlog?

[Symbai]

want to highlight occurrences of a search phrase in the page.

This can be done via executing a javascript calling window.find() already. For more info see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/find

[RajeshAKumar]

want to highlight occurrences of a search phrase in the page.

This can be done via executing a javascript calling window.find() already. For more info see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/find

Want to highlight "all" the words like how Edge/ Edge control does when we use CTRL + F.

[RajeshAKumar]

Hey @RajeshAKumar - I don't think we currently have a way to do this. Would you like me to add this as a scenario on our backlog?

Yes please log this.
Also is there any way to make this work by "Sending CTRL + F" to the control?
I could not make that work either?

[champnic]

@RajeshAKumar I've added this as a scenario on our backlog - thanks!

[RajeshAKumar]

want to highlight occurrences of a search phrase in the page.

This can be done via executing a javascript calling window.find() already. For more info see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/find

I tried that and it highlights one time, once we click the page, the highlight goes away.
We want to replicate the Edge control CTRL + F behavior or something close where all matches are shown and scrollbar is marked to indicate where they are in page.

[ajtruckle]

Proper support for this would be great please.

[ajtruckle]

@RajeshAKumar you said:

WebView2 does a very nice job of showing this when invoked by user.

How can I do this with WebView2? I know how to invoke Find / Find Next in CHtmlView using an ExecWB call. It displays its own window with Find / Find Next capabilities etc. But WebView2?