org.jsoup.nodes

Class FormElement

java.lang.Object

org.jsoup.nodes.Node

org.jsoup.nodes.Element

org.jsoup.nodes.FormElement

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable

public class FormElement
extends Element

A HTML Form Element provides ready access to the form fields/controls that are associated with it. It also allows a form to easily be submitted.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FormElement(Tag tag, String baseUri, Attributes attributes) Create a new, standalone form element.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
FormElement	addElement(Element element) Add a form control element to this form.
FormElement	clone() Create a stand-alone, deep copy of this node, and all of its children.
Elements	elements() Get the list of form control elements associated with this form.
List<Connection.KeyVal>	formData() Get the data that this form submits.
protected void	removeChild(Node out)
Connection	submit() Prepare to submit this form.

Methods inherited from class org.jsoup.nodes.Element

addClass, after, after, append, appendChild, appendChildren, appendElement, appendText, appendTo, attr, attr, attributes, baseUri, before, before, child, childNodeSize, children, childrenSize, className, classNames, classNames, clearAttributes, closest, closest, cssSelector, data, dataNodes, dataset, doClone, doSetBaseUri, elementSiblingIndex, empty, ensureChildNodes, filter, firstElementSibling, getAllElements, getElementById, getElementsByAttribute, getElementsByAttributeStarting, getElementsByAttributeValue, getElementsByAttributeValueContaining, getElementsByAttributeValueEnding, getElementsByAttributeValueMatching, getElementsByAttributeValueMatching, getElementsByAttributeValueNot, getElementsByAttributeValueStarting, getElementsByClass, getElementsByIndexEquals, getElementsByIndexGreaterThan, getElementsByIndexLessThan, getElementsByTag, getElementsContainingOwnText, getElementsContainingText, getElementsMatchingOwnText, getElementsMatchingOwnText, getElementsMatchingText, getElementsMatchingText, hasAttributes, hasChildNodes, hasClass, hasText, html, html, html, id, id, insertChildren, insertChildren, is, is, isBlock, lastElementSibling, nextElementSibling, nextElementSiblings, nodeName, normalName, ownText, parent, parents, prepend, prependChild, prependChildren, prependElement, prependText, previousElementSibling, previousElementSiblings, removeAttr, removeClass, root, select, select, selectFirst, selectFirst, shallowClone, siblingElements, tag, tagName, tagName, text, text, textNodes, toggleClass, traverse, val, val, wholeText, wrap

Methods inherited from class org.jsoup.nodes.Node

absUrl, addChildren, addChildren, attr, attributesSize, childNode, childNodes, childNodesAsArray, childNodesCopy, equals, hasAttr, hasParent, hasSameValue, indent, nextSibling, outerHtml, outerHtml, ownerDocument, parentNode, previousSibling, remove, reparentChild, replaceChild, replaceWith, setBaseUri, setParentNode, setSiblingIndex, siblingIndex, siblingNodes, toString, unwrap

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

FormElement

public FormElement(Tag tag,
                   String baseUri,
                   Attributes attributes)

Create a new, standalone form element.

Parameters:

tag - tag of this element

baseUri - the base URI

attributes - initial attributes

Method Detail

elements

public Elements elements()

Get the list of form control elements associated with this form.

Returns:

form controls associated with this element.

addElement

public FormElement addElement(Element element)

Add a form control element to this form.

Parameters:

element - form control to add

Returns:

this form element, for chaining

removeChild

protected void removeChild(Node out)

Overrides:

removeChild in class Node

submit

public Connection submit()

Prepare to submit this form. A Connection object is created with the request set up from the form values. This Connection will inherit the settings and the cookies (etc) of the connection/session used to request this Document (if any), as available in Document.connection()

You can then set up other options (like user-agent, timeout, cookies), then execute it.

Returns:

a connection prepared from the values of this form, in the same session as the one used to request it

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the form's absolute action URL cannot be determined. Make sure you pass the document's base URI when parsing.

formData

public List<Connection.KeyVal> formData()

Get the data that this form submits. The returned list is a copy of the data, and changes to the contents of the list will not be reflected in the DOM.

Returns:

a list of key vals

clone

public FormElement clone()

Description copied from class: Node

Create a stand-alone, deep copy of this node, and all of its children. The cloned node will have no siblings or parent node. As a stand-alone object, any changes made to the clone or any of its children will not impact the original node.

The cloned node may be adopted into another Document or node structure using Element.appendChild(Node).

Overrides:

clone in class Element

Returns:

a stand-alone cloned node, including clones of any children

See Also:

Node.shallowClone()