parsing html, source code, javascript problem

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http://booking.travel24.com/index.php?KID=610000&&id=lmpergebnis&showresult=1&detail=zielgebiet&region=-1&ziel=-1&termin=20.02.2011&ruecktermin=17.03.2011&dauer=-1&abflughafen=46&personen=25;25&kategorie=-1&verpflegung=-1&zimmer=-1

I am trying to parse some HTML parts of this page, but when I check the source code I can not find this: "Tunesien, Marokko".

If I check with xdeveloper I can see this as html:

<a class="reglreg" href="javascript:s_hliste(20009);">Tunesien, Marokko</a>

but if i check source code of the page I can't find this. Why?

"sorse", "sourse", "souse" -- None of these variants is correct. The correct word is source — Nishant
– Nishant, Commented Jan 22, 2011 at 21:58

Mads Hansen · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-22 22:07:32Z

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If you view the source and search for "Marokko" you will see there are several places where it occurs (loaded as data in several JavaScript arrays).

It appears as if some of the content is produced dynamically through the JavaScript loaded onto the page. That JavaScript builds HTML and changes the page to include the content you are looking for.

answered Jan 22, 2011 at 22:07

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Shikiryu · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-23 10:43:37Z

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To answer your first real question

Why?

Because when you check the source code inside a browser, you'll get the original html code. Then javascript comes along and modify the DOM which you can follow in any modern browser's console.

can i get somehow whole source code then? if i can not see it in browser how can i see it?

To make it simple, it depends how you're trying to parse it. With what language?

answered Jan 23, 2011 at 10:43

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senzacionale Over a year ago

i try to parse it with html agilitytoolkit (C# language)

alfred · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-22 22:06:36Z

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maybe the data is coming via AJAX call, so it's not there on the html at the start, but dynamically added to it.

if you need to parse this, you can try to "emulate" the ajax call yourself.

answered Jan 22, 2011 at 22:06

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