Gecko issue is https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=672395

Since this API changes the selection, I think that Blink>Editing is probably more appropriate. The implementation calls into Editor::findString.

If standardized, https://w3c.github.io/selection-api/ might be a destination, but not necessarily.

Use counter: https://www.chromestatus.com/metrics/feature/timeline/popularity/696

It's not implemented in Edge, so a good next step would be to discuss with all vendors if there's any interest in standardizing.

The implementation is also shared by document.execCommand("FindString", false, str), but that seems to only work in Blink and WebKit.

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