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| 1 === Using CSS selectors to find DOM elements | |
| 2 | |
| 3 === Problem | |
| 4 | |
| 5 You want to find DOM elements on a web page. | |
| 6 | |
| 7 === Solution | |
| 8 | |
| 9 Use the top level `query()` and `queryAll()` functions provided in the | |
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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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| 10 `dart:html` library. Both functions take CSS selectors as arguments. The | |
| 11 `query()` function returns the first matching element, and the `queryAll()` | |
| 12 function returns all matching elements. | |
| 13 | |
| 14 === Example | |
| 15 | |
| 16 Here are a few examples of the using `query()` and `queryAll()` with CSS | |
| 17 selectors to find DOM elements: | |
| 18 | |
| 19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
| 20 <!DOCTYPE html> | |
| 21 | |
| 22 <html> | |
| 23 <body> | |
| 24 <h1>Breakfast</h1> | |
| 25 <ul> | |
| 26 <li id='first' class='mustHave'>Milk</li> | |
| 27 <li class='mustHave'>Cereal | |
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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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| 28 <ul> | |
| 29 <li>Bran Flakes</li> | |
| 30 <li><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nut_(fruit)'>Nuts</a></li> | |
| 31 </ul> | |
| 32 </li> | |
| 33 <li>Juice</li> | |
| 34 </ul> | |
| 35 | |
| 36 <script type="application/dart"> | |
| 37 | |
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Kathy Walrath
2013/04/29 21:17:02
delete this blank line?
shailentuli
2013/04/30 02:59:31
Done.
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| 38 import 'dart:html'; | |
| 39 | |
| 40 void main() { | |
| 41 | |
| 42 // Find by id. | |
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Kathy Walrath
2013/04/29 21:17:02
id => ID
shailentuli
2013/04/30 02:59:31
Done.
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| 43 Element element = query('#first'); | |
| 44 window.console.log(element.id); // 'first' | |
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sethladd
2013/04/29 20:59:01
please use print() instead
shailentuli
2013/04/30 02:59:31
Done.
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| 45 window.console.log(element.innerHtml); // 'Milk' | |
| 46 | |
| 47 // Find by class. | |
| 48 List<Element> elements = queryAll('.mustHave'); | |
| 49 window.console.log(elements.length); // 2 | |
| 50 | |
| 51 // Find by ID and class. | |
| 52 elements = queryAll('#first, .mustHave'); | |
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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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| 53 window.console.log(elements.length); // 2 | |
| 54 | |
| 55 // Find by tag. | |
| 56 elements = queryAll('li'); | |
| 57 window.console.log(elements.length); // 5 | |
| 58 | |
| 59 // Use hierarchical selectors. | |
| 60 elements = queryAll('li > ul > li'); | |
| 61 window.console.log(elements.first.innerHtml); // 'Bran Flakes' | |
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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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| 62 | |
| 63 // Use pseudo-elements. | |
| 64 element = query('li:nth-child(1)'); | |
| 65 window.console.log(element.innerHtml); // 'Milk' | |
| 66 | |
| 67 // Find by attribute. | |
| 68 elements = queryAll('[href *= Nut]'); | |
| 69 window.console.log(elements.length); // 1 | |
| 70 | |
| 71 } | |
| 72 </script> | |
| 73 <script src="packages/browser/dart.js"></script> | |
| 74 </body> | |
| 75 </html> | |
| 76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
| 77 | |
| 78 For a comprehensive list of selectors that you can use for querying, see the | |
| 79 http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-selectors/[The CSS Selector Specification guide]. | |
| 80 | |
| 81 ==== Discussion | |
| 82 | |
| 83 Calling `queryAll()` returns a readonly list of DOM elements: | |
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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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| 84 | |
| 85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
| 86 <!DOCTYPE html> | |
| 87 | |
| 88 <html> | |
| 89 <body> | |
| 90 <ol> | |
| 91 <li>Google</li> | |
| 92 <li>StackOverflow</li> | |
| 93 <li>Reddit</li> | |
| 94 <li>Github</li> | |
| 95 </ol> | |
| 96 | |
| 97 <script type="application/dart"> | |
| 98 import 'dart:html'; | |
| 99 | |
| 100 void doSomethingWith(element) {} | |
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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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| 101 | |
| 102 void main() { | |
| 103 List<Element> elements = queryAll('li'); | |
| 104 } | |
| 105 </script> | |
| 106 <script src="packages/browser/dart.js"></script> | |
| 107 </body> | |
| 108 </html> | |
| 109 | |
| 110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
| 111 | |
| 112 You can perform regular List operations on the results of `queryAll()`: | |
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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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| 113 | |
| 114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
| 115 // Index. | |
| 116 window.console.log(elements[2].innerHtml); // 'Reddit' | |
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sethladd
2013/04/29 20:59:01
global: use print()
shailentuli
2013/04/30 02:59:31
Done.
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| 117 window.console.log(elements.last.innerHtml); // 'Github' | |
| 118 | |
| 119 // Iterate. | |
| 120 for (var element in elements) { | |
| 121 doSomethingWith(element); | |
| 122 } | |
| 123 | |
| 124 // Map results to create a new list. | |
| 125 var sites = elements.map((site) => site.innerHtml); | |
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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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| 126 window.console.log(sites.join(', ')); // "Google, StackOverflow, Reddit, Github" | |
| 127 | |
| 128 // Filter results. | |
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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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| 129 sites = elements.reversed.where((site) => site.innerHtml.length != 6); | |
| 130 window.console.log( | |
| 131 sites.map((site) => site.innerHtml).first); // "StackOverflow" | |
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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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| 132 | |
| 133 // Get a subset of the results. | |
| 134 var sublist = elements.sublist(1, 3); | |
| 135 window.console.log(sublist.first.innerHtml); // 'StackOverflow' | |
| 136 window.console.log(sublist.last.innerHtml); // 'Reddit' | |
| 137 | |
| 138 // Call predicates. | |
| 139 window.console.log( | |
| 140 elements.any((element) => element.innerHtml.length == 6)); // true | |
| 141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
| 142 | |
| 143 Trying to modify the results of `queryAll()` generates an error: | |
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sethladd
2013/04/29 20:59:01
Please explain why.
shailentuli
2013/04/30 02:59:31
Done.
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| 144 | |
| 145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
| 146 elements.length = 2; // Error message: 'Cannot resize immutable List.' | |
| 147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
| 148 | |
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