Class HtmlFormUtil


  • public class HtmlFormUtil
    extends Object
    HtmlForm helper functions.

    In many cases, the methods defined here replace methods of the same name that were added to the HtmlForm class on the old forked version of HtmlUnit.

    Author:
    tom.fennelly@gmail.com
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      static org.htmlunit.html.HtmlButton getButtonByCaption​(org.htmlunit.html.HtmlForm htmlForm, String caption)
      Get the form button having the specified text/caption.
      static org.htmlunit.html.HtmlElement getSubmitButton​(org.htmlunit.html.HtmlForm htmlForm)
      Gets the first <button class="jenkins-submit-button"> element in this form.
      static List<org.htmlunit.html.HtmlElement> getSubmitButtons​(org.htmlunit.html.HtmlForm htmlForm)
      Returns all the <input type="submit"> elements in this form.
      static org.htmlunit.Page submit​(org.htmlunit.html.HtmlForm htmlForm)
      Submit the supplied HtmlForm.
      static org.htmlunit.Page submit​(org.htmlunit.html.HtmlForm htmlForm, org.htmlunit.html.HtmlElement submitElement)
      Submit the supplied HtmlForm via the supplied submit element.
    • Method Detail

      • submit

        public static org.htmlunit.Page submit​(org.htmlunit.html.HtmlForm htmlForm)
                                        throws IOException
        Submit the supplied HtmlForm.

        Locates the submit element/button on the form.

        Parameters:
        htmlForm - The HtmlForm.
        Returns:
        The submit result page.
        Throws:
        IOException - Error performing submit.
      • submit

        public static org.htmlunit.Page submit​(org.htmlunit.html.HtmlForm htmlForm,
                                               org.htmlunit.html.HtmlElement submitElement)
                                        throws IOException
        Submit the supplied HtmlForm via the supplied submit element.
        Parameters:
        htmlForm - The HtmlForm.
        submitElement - The element through which the submit should be performed.
        Returns:
        The submit result page.
        Throws:
        IOException - Error performing submit.
      • getSubmitButtons

        public static List<org.htmlunit.html.HtmlElement> getSubmitButtons​(org.htmlunit.html.HtmlForm htmlForm)
                                                                    throws org.htmlunit.ElementNotFoundException
        Returns all the <input type="submit"> elements in this form.
        Throws:
        org.htmlunit.ElementNotFoundException
      • getSubmitButton

        public static org.htmlunit.html.HtmlElement getSubmitButton​(org.htmlunit.html.HtmlForm htmlForm)
                                                             throws org.htmlunit.ElementNotFoundException
        Gets the first <button class="jenkins-submit-button"> element in this form. If not found, then it looks for the first <input type="submit"> or <button name="Submit"> or <button> (in that order).
        Throws:
        org.htmlunit.ElementNotFoundException
      • getButtonByCaption

        public static org.htmlunit.html.HtmlButton getButtonByCaption​(org.htmlunit.html.HtmlForm htmlForm,
                                                                      String caption)
                                                               throws org.htmlunit.ElementNotFoundException
        Get the form button having the specified text/caption.
        Parameters:
        htmlForm - The form containing the button.
        caption - The button text/caption being searched for.
        Returns:
        The button if found.
        Throws:
        org.htmlunit.ElementNotFoundException - Failed to find the button on the form.