Abstract: The invention provides a method for performing network search at a browser side and a browser. The method for performing network search at a browser side comprises the following steps: acquiring in a current page a webpage element for which a search operation is to be performed; determining a webpage element type of the webpage element and a search type corresponding to the webpage element type; acquiring a search keyword of the webpage element; and initiating a search request to a search engine corresponding to the search type according to the search keyword, and displaying a returned search result at the browser side. By applying the solution, the search result displayed in the browser matches the webpage element type, the result obtained by a user more meets search expectations, intervention of the search procedure by the user is reduced, and the efficiency of the search operation performed by the user when browsing a webpage is improved.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for performing network search at a browser side and a browser. The method for performing network search at a browser side comprises the following steps: acquiring a selected webpage element in a webpage; picking out a text element in the selected webpage element; acquiring a search category corresponding to the text element; and initiating a search request to a search engine interface corresponding to the search category, and displaying a search result returned by the search engine interface at the browser side.