Finding <div> in html using C#

Question

I've seen some results on StackOverflow already on a similar topic and they all recommended the HTML Agility Pack. I've also found a few examples on it too, but it isn't working. My current code:

        HtmlAgilityPack.HtmlDocument doc = new HtmlAgilityPack.HtmlDocument();
        doc.LoadHtml("http://stackoverflow.com/");
        List<string> facts = new List<string>();
        foreach (HtmlNode li in doc.DocumentNode.SelectNodes("//div"))
        {
            facts.Add(li.InnerText);
            foreach (String s in facts)
            {
                textBox1.Text += s + "/n";
            }
        }

I get the error Null reference was unhandled on doc.DocumentNode.SelectNodes("//div").

Also, as another question, how do I find a specific div with a name?

Sky Sanders · Accepted Answer · 2010-02-16 03:25:41Z

1

as to q1: it looks right to me. Are you certain the document is loaded properly..

r.e. q2: use xpath: div[@id='idToFind']

answered Feb 16, 2010 at 3:25

Sky Sanders

37.2k9 gold badges71 silver badges91 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

2 Comments

Dominic K Over a year ago

Oh, I think I got it. LoadHTML doesn't support URI's it seems, so I have to load an actual webpage from my computer I believe.

Sky Sanders Over a year ago

yeah, your right. its been a while since i used hap. It is the bomb. glad i could help.

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

Finding <div> in html using C#

1 Answer 1

2 Comments

Your Answer

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

1 Answer 1

2 Comments

Your Answer

Sign up or log in

Post as a guest

Related