htmlelement

Programatically execute a SPAN's Class from DOM Element?

This is a .NET program, and I am accessing the HTMLElements individually. There are pieces of markup that have a "More..." / "Less..." in a SPAN tag, that when Clicked will show more/less of the preceding content, A code snippet: <dd> Product Manager, Business Analysis & Web Design Manager, Global Portals at Dun & Bradstreet <span cl...

Caching and re-using tree of HtmlElement objects

I am using the WebBrowser control in my project to display complex HTML documents that are generated/manipulated at runtime. I have noticed that constructing the DOM programmatically from C# by creating HtmlElement objects is about 3x slower than generating an HTML string and passing it to the WebBrowser, which in turn parses it to ge...

Removing HtmlElement objects programmatically using C#

In a WebBrowser control, how do I remove HtmlElement objects? There are no methods in the HtmlElement class to accomplish this. As a workaround, I can create a "dummy" HtmlElement (without inserting it into the HtmlDocument), into which I then insert (via AppendChild) the HtmlElement objects to be removed. This feels like a hack. Is ...

getting IHTMLStyle3 from the Dom of HtmlElement in IE

I've got a System.Windows.Form.WebBrowser control on a form. I navigate that browser object to a url. Once the page has finished loading, I'd like to analyse various aspects of the page that loaded. In particular I'm interested to see the attribute 'writingMode' which is found on the IHTMLStyle3 interface. Something like: public voi...

Building HtmlElement object trees

I'm using the MSIE WebBrowser control in a C# desktop application and am looking for a way to build and maintain trees of HtmlElement objects outside of this control. I am trying to quickly switch between multiple complex pages without incurring the overhead of re-parsing the HTML each time (and I don't want to maintain multiple control...

Handling key events on WebBrowser control

I am using the WebBrowser control in a C# application and want to handle all key events while the WebBrowser has the focus, regardless what individual content element (input field, link, etc.) is focused. I tried to simply add an event handler to browser controls KeyDown event, but this does not work. I don't want to explicitly hook a ...

C#: HtmlDocument object has no constructor?

What's up with that? It seems the only way to get an working HtmlDocument object is copying the Document property of an mshtml/webbrowser control. But spawning that is sloooooooooooow. I'd like to avoid writing my own HTML parser and HtmlAgilityPack is copyleft. Are there other sources of getting an instantiated HtmlDocument that I can ...

How to set dropdownlist in .aspx page from managed code via DOM

I've a control that sits in the .aspx page, but the dynamic code is in separate project in Page.xaml.cs. On the same page as the control, I have: <asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownAppServer" runat="server" > In the Page.xaml.cs I've tried doing this: HtmlElement element = doc.GetElementById( "DropDownAppServer" ); element.SetAttribute(...

Webbrowser Control & Javascript: Form doesn't update after changing Elements

Hi Guyz! I have a problem concerning the Webbrowser Control in VS2005 (.NET 2.0). I have a site containing this html code: Button which I want to submit Button that gets submitted Okay, with SetAttribute (either in C# or Javascript) I'm changing the type attribute of button1 to "submit" and the type attribute of button2 to "but...

How do you handle HTML element IDs and Javascript references when adding line items using Javascript?

First off, I read all of the suggested questions that sounded halfway relevant and didn't find anything that addressed my issue. Second, if this is already addressed somewhere, I didn't search well enough for it. Finally, on to the problem. :D I have a page that has a 'line item' on it. A 'line item', for our purposes, is simply a b...

POST'ing to a server for the contents of an <iframe>

(First posting, so please be merciful if I'm off on some of the etiquette, markup, etc. :)) Server-side: iframe-contents.php: <?PHP if($_POST['test-post-parameter'] == 'test-post-value'){ echo 'test-post-parameter successfully detected as "test-post-value".'; } else { echo 'test-post-parameter either absent or of a different value t...

Find specific data in html with HtmlElement(Collection) and webbrowser.

I want to find a div with the class name XYZ then in it i want to loop through a bunch of elements named ABC. Then grab the links (a href) inside and possibly other information. How do i find the div with XYZ from webBrowser1.Document.Links and any subitems i want? ...

Finding the offset client position of an element

Hi all, How to find the offset client position of an element using Javascript? (I assume the same code can be written in a BHO or Gecko/NPAPI). The problem I am facing is a way to find out the offset client position of the element. The e.srcElement.offsetX/Y does not give the correct value always (same goes for clientX/Y). In some cas...

WPF Net3.5 WebBrowser HTMLElement Mouse Click

Ive been using a WIndowsFormHost to host a Windows.Forms.WebBrowser control and adding a event handler to fire when the mouse is clicked on a HTML element inside the control ((System.Windows.Forms.WebBrowser)sender).Document.Click -= new System.Windows.Forms.HtmlElementEventHandler(htmlElementClick); This works well!!! I want ...

Element offset and client positions in BHO

Hi all, How to find the position of the HTMLElement in BHO(C#)? I need both offset position of the element in the page and the client position of the element i.e. position of the element from the Left-Top of the client window. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Once again thanks a million. -Datte ...

Detecting if argument is Javascript HTML Element datatype

Hey all, I need a XB (Cross Browser) method of detecting if an argument is a HTML Element. Using the following code gives different results in different browsers: Object.prototype.toString.call(element); // returns in FF "[object HTMLDivElement]"; // returns in IE "[object Object]"; The other method I found was: if(element.nodeType)...

Automate Form login in website using Webbrowser control

I'm automating form login in a certain site using the WebBrowser control. Having the client id of the textbox, password and button login, I'm able to do it. The question is, can I still do it without identifying the id of the button and simulate a click? ...

C# webBrowser control cannot find htmlElement after Ajax webpage update or in frame

Using webBrowser control in a winForm. but when the webpage is updated by Ajax or in a frame, I cannot use webBrowser1.document.getElementById et. to find that htmlElement. the element also won't show in the View->Source code in IE. any one can help? the untimate purpose is to find that htmlElement and simulate a click or other function...

How to hide HtmlElement in webbrowser control

Hi, I have a webbbrowser control that navigates to a page that contains an image, and i want to hide or delete this image from my webbrowser. I've tried to set on DocumentCompleted event the method below with no luck: webBrowser1.Document.GetElementById("imgToHide").Style = "display:none"; How to hide an htmlelement from a webbrowser...

Is it possible to sendkeys / Post Message directly to a HtmlElement rather than to a webbrowser control?

I would like to send keys to a c# web browser control element directly, not just the window with the correct focus. Right now I am able to send a key using PostMessage and documentHandle and focus like this i.e. Pseudo Code HtmlElement el = getelement(); el.Focus(); IntPtr docptr = browser.Handle; PostMessage(docptr,WM_KEYDOWN,1,0);...