JSoup Data Issue

Question

So i am trying to get some data from a website by using JSoup, and i am not sure how.

This is the code i have been using and it does not work:

public static  Document doc;

public static Elements elementPrice;

public void getDocument()
{
    try 
    {

        doc = Jsoup.connect("https://steamcommunity.com/market/search?appid=730&q=ak47+jaguar+factory-new").get();

        elementPrice = doc.select("market_table_value");

        System.out.println(elementPrice);


    } catch (IOException e) 
    {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}
}

I am trying to get data from this site: https://steamcommunity.com/market/search?appid=730&q=ak47+jaguar+factory-new

And the data/attribute i am trying to get is this: Pris från:
35,36€

Which is the price of a csgo item in steam.

And now i wonder why this doesen't work.

Thanks for any help! :)

Pshemo · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-20 18:22:27Z

1

select uses CSS selectors syntax so if you want to describe elements by its class use .className (notice dot at start). So try with

elementPrice = doc.select(".market_table_value");
//                         ^--add this dot

You can also use getElementsByClass method instead of select and pass name of class directly, without any CSS like

elementPrice = doc.getElementsByClass("market_table_value");

answered Apr 20, 2015 at 18:22

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9 Comments

Adam Brodin Over a year ago

This works, im getting results but they are not accurate, like when i update the website i get different results. Any idea why that is?

Pshemo Over a year ago

Sorry but I don't know how to help you solve this problem because I don't understand what is the problem. You need to explain (1) what values you get (2) what values you expect (3) and why you expect such values.

Adam Brodin Over a year ago

I am expecting to get the current price of an item, which updates constantly and im getting different prices.

Pshemo Over a year ago

How update process looks like? Are you the one who updates this value? Are you able to see updated price on site?

Adam Brodin Over a year ago

Yeah you can see it yourself, here's the website: steamcommunity.com/market/…

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