I have a browser control embeded in a C# windows app. I want to grab the rendered HTML (which could have been modified by javascript) not the original one.
Any suggestions?
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You can get the HTML, and indeed set it, with WebBrowser.DocumentText.
Sheng is correct, DocumentText returns the streamed document before scripts run. His code doesn't compile, but it's essentially correct. I found that you need:
mshtml.HTMLDocument doc = webBrowser1.Document.DomDocument as mshtml.HTMLDocument;
string html = doc.documentElement.outerHTML;
answered Mar 10, 2011 at 23:29
David Heffernan
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Cameron
Also make sure to only retrieve the document text after the DocumentCompleted event fires (otherwise there's a race condition)
Nima Soroush
for using mshtml; you need to add Microsoft.mshtml to your project refrences.
DocumentText internally use the document's IPersistStream interface which returns the original HTML. Use webBrowser1.Document.DocumentElement.OuterHTML instead.
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David Heffernan
+1 Thanks for this. I've corrected my answer. I would have deleted it, but you can't delete an accepted answer!
Add a Navigated event to your WebBrowser. Only then will your document be filled.
private void webBrowser1_Navigated(object sender, WebBrowserNavigatedEventArgs e)
{
Console.WriteLine(webBrowser1.DocumentText);
}
