/**
* Find all matches of target text in current document, and highlight them.
*
* @param {String} target (Optional) The text or regex to search for.
* See Body.findText() for details.
* @param {String} background (Optional) The desired highlight color.
* A default orange is provided.
*/
function highlightText(target,background) {
// If no search parameter was provided, ask for one
if (arguments.length == 0) {
var ui = DocumentApp.getUi();
var result = ui.prompt('Text Highlighter',
'Enter text to highlight:', ui.ButtonSet.OK_CANCEL);
// Exit if user hit Cancel.
if (result.getSelectedButton() !== ui.Button.OK) return;
// else
target = result.getResponseText();
}
var background = background || '#F3E2A9'; // default color is light orangish.
var doc = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument();
var bodyElement = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument().getBody();
var searchResult = bodyElement.findText(target);
while (searchResult !== null) {
var thisElement = searchResult.getElement();
var thisElementText = thisElement.asText();
//Logger.log(url);
thisElementText.setBackgroundColor(searchResult.getStartOffset(), searchResult.getEndOffsetInclusive(),background);
// search for next match
searchResult = bodyElement.findText(target, searchResult);
}
}
/**
* Create custom menu when document is opened.
*/
function onOpen() {
DocumentApp.getUi().createMenu('Custom')
.addItem('Text Highlighter', 'highlightText')
.addToUi();
}
