Accessing html generated by Javascript with htmlunit -Java

Question

I am trying to be able to test a website that uses javascript to render most of the HTML. With the HTMLUNIT browser how would you be able to access the html generated by the javascript? I was looking through their documentation but wasn't sure what the best approach might be.

WebClient webClient = new WebClient();
HtmlPage currentPage = webClient.getPage("some url");
String Source = currentPage.asXml();
System.out.println(Source);

This is an easy way to get back the html of the page but would you use the domNode or another way to access the html generated by the javascript?

Answer 1

Assuming the issue is HTML generated by JavaScript as a result of AJAX calls, have you tried the 'AJAX does not work' section in the HtmlUnit FAQ?

There's also a section in the howtos about how to use HtmlUnit with JavaScript.

If your question isn't answered here, I think we'll need some more specifics to be able to help.