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+=== Using CSS selectors to find DOM elements |
+ |
+=== Problem |
+ |
+You want to find DOM elements on a web page. |
+ |
+=== Solution |
+ |
+Use the top level `query()` and `queryAll()` functions provided in the |
sethladd
2013/04/29 20:59:01
provided in or provided from?
Kathy Walrath
2013/04/29 21:17:02
top level -> top-level
And I'd say "provided by"
shailentuli
2013/04/30 02:59:31
provided by
shailentuli
2013/04/30 02:59:31
Done.
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+`dart:html` library. Both functions take CSS selectors as arguments. The |
+`query()` function returns the first matching element, and the `queryAll()` |
+function returns all matching elements. |
+ |
+=== Example |
+ |
+Here are a few examples of the using `query()` and `queryAll()` with CSS |
+selectors to find DOM elements: |
+ |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+<!DOCTYPE html> |
+ |
+<html> |
+ <body> |
+ <h1>Breakfast</h1> |
+ <ul> |
+ <li id='first' class='mustHave'>Milk</li> |
+ <li class='mustHave'>Cereal |
sethladd
2013/04/29 20:59:01
typically, class names are like must-have
shailentuli
2013/04/30 02:59:31
Done.
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+ <ul> |
+ <li>Bran Flakes</li> |
+ <li><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nut_(fruit)'>Nuts</a></li> |
+ </ul> |
+ </li> |
+ <li>Juice</li> |
+ </ul> |
+ |
+ <script type="application/dart"> |
+ |
Kathy Walrath
2013/04/29 21:17:02
delete this blank line?
shailentuli
2013/04/30 02:59:31
Done.
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+ import 'dart:html'; |
+ |
+ void main() { |
+ |
+ // Find by id. |
Kathy Walrath
2013/04/29 21:17:02
id => ID
shailentuli
2013/04/30 02:59:31
Done.
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+ Element element = query('#first'); |
+ window.console.log(element.id); // 'first' |
sethladd
2013/04/29 20:59:01
please use print() instead
shailentuli
2013/04/30 02:59:31
Done.
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+ window.console.log(element.innerHtml); // 'Milk' |
+ |
+ // Find by class. |
+ List<Element> elements = queryAll('.mustHave'); |
+ window.console.log(elements.length); // 2 |
+ |
+ // Find by ID and class. |
+ elements = queryAll('#first, .mustHave'); |
sethladd
2013/04/29 20:59:01
a comma is like an "or", so this is #first OR .mus
shailentuli
2013/04/30 02:59:31
Yes. Comma acts like an "or".
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+ window.console.log(elements.length); // 2 |
+ |
+ // Find by tag. |
+ elements = queryAll('li'); |
+ window.console.log(elements.length); // 5 |
+ |
+ // Use hierarchical selectors. |
+ elements = queryAll('li > ul > li'); |
+ window.console.log(elements.first.innerHtml); // 'Bran Flakes' |
sethladd
2013/04/29 20:59:01
wouldn't elements.first.text work here?
shailentuli
2013/04/30 02:59:31
Yes. Making change global.
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+ |
+ // Use pseudo-elements. |
+ element = query('li:nth-child(1)'); |
+ window.console.log(element.innerHtml); // 'Milk' |
+ |
+ // Find by attribute. |
+ elements = queryAll('[href *= Nut]'); |
+ window.console.log(elements.length); // 1 |
+ |
+ } |
+ </script> |
+ <script src="packages/browser/dart.js"></script> |
+ </body> |
+</html> |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+ |
+For a comprehensive list of selectors that you can use for querying, see the |
+http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-selectors/[The CSS Selector Specification guide]. |
+ |
+==== Discussion |
+ |
+Calling `queryAll()` returns a readonly list of DOM elements: |
sethladd
2013/04/29 20:59:01
read-only ?
Kathy Walrath
2013/04/29 21:17:02
Yes.
Although I think you can just leave out "rea
shailentuli
2013/04/30 02:59:31
Done.
shailentuli
2013/04/30 02:59:31
Leaving it at based on Kathy's suggestion.
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+ |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+<!DOCTYPE html> |
+ |
+<html> |
+ <body> |
+ <ol> |
+ <li>Google</li> |
+ <li>StackOverflow</li> |
+ <li>Reddit</li> |
+ <li>Github</li> |
+ </ol> |
+ |
+ <script type="application/dart"> |
+ import 'dart:html'; |
+ |
+ void doSomethingWith(element) {} |
sethladd
2013/04/29 20:59:01
You don't use this function here. Old?
shailentuli
2013/04/30 02:59:31
Removing it.
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+ |
+ void main() { |
+ List<Element> elements = queryAll('li'); |
+ } |
+ </script> |
+ <script src="packages/browser/dart.js"></script> |
+ </body> |
+</html> |
+ |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+ |
+You can perform regular List operations on the results of `queryAll()`: |
sethladd
2013/04/29 20:59:01
this is confusing to me, injecting this text in th
shailentuli
2013/04/30 02:59:31
I've broken things up into several little sections
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+ |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+// Index. |
+window.console.log(elements[2].innerHtml); // 'Reddit' |
sethladd
2013/04/29 20:59:01
global: use print()
shailentuli
2013/04/30 02:59:31
Done.
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+window.console.log(elements.last.innerHtml); // 'Github' |
+ |
+// Iterate. |
+for (var element in elements) { |
+ doSomethingWith(element); |
+} |
+ |
+// Map results to create a new list. |
+var sites = elements.map((site) => site.innerHtml); |
sethladd
2013/04/29 20:59:01
you can pull .join() up to this line
sethladd
2013/04/29 20:59:01
use .text if it works
shailentuli
2013/04/30 02:59:31
The print results don't fit on the line then. Leav
shailentuli
2013/04/30 02:59:31
Done.
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+window.console.log(sites.join(', ')); // "Google, StackOverflow, Reddit, Github" |
+ |
+// Filter results. |
sethladd
2013/04/29 20:59:01
you say filter, but you also reverse. Make this mo
shailentuli
2013/04/30 02:59:31
Done.
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+sites = elements.reversed.where((site) => site.innerHtml.length != 6); |
+window.console.log( |
+ sites.map((site) => site.innerHtml).first); // "StackOverflow" |
sethladd
2013/04/29 20:59:01
pull the map out of the print()
shailentuli
2013/04/30 02:59:31
Done.
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+ |
+// Get a subset of the results. |
+var sublist = elements.sublist(1, 3); |
+window.console.log(sublist.first.innerHtml); // 'StackOverflow' |
+window.console.log(sublist.last.innerHtml); // 'Reddit' |
+ |
+// Call predicates. |
+window.console.log( |
+ elements.any((element) => element.innerHtml.length == 6)); // true |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+ |
+Trying to modify the results of `queryAll()` generates an error: |
sethladd
2013/04/29 20:59:01
Please explain why.
shailentuli
2013/04/30 02:59:31
Done.
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+ |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+elements.length = 2; // Error message: 'Cannot resize immutable List.' |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+ |
+ |