IEFormElementGetCollection does not return type imaage

[lsakizada]

I have a problem with a function belong to IE.au3 UDF, _IEFormElementGetCollection.

the issue is that IEFormElementGetCollection does not find the image element. why?

can you please help?

Beside, I would like to know if someone before implemented a small application with the following features.

1) Grab all forms and forms's elements and attributes on any web page

2) The information that was collected can be used to send post and get requests no matter what url was typed.

Thanks!

Please see this example

#include <IE.au3>

$oIE = _IE_Example("form")
$forms_get = _IEFormGetCollection($oIE)
$i = 0
For $oForm In $forms_get
    $form_get = _IEFormGetCollection($oIE, $i)
    $elements_get = _IEFormElementGetCollection($form_get)
        $j = 0
        For $oElement In $elements_get
            ConsoleWrite($i & "-" & $j & ":  " & $oElement.name & ", " & $oElement.type & ", " & $oElement.id & ", " & $oElement.value & @LF)
            $j += 1
        Next
        $i += 1
Next

Edited February 3, 2011 by lsakizada

[MrMitchell]

I think there's a different function for IMG tags... _IEImgGetCollection() ?

Sorry don't know about your second question.

[lsakizada]

I think there's a different function for IMG tags... _IEImgGetCollection() ?

Sorry don't know about your second question.

Nop..this is not working. It does not display the <Input type'image' > tag

check this..

#include <IE.au3>
;$oIE = _IECreate ("http://www.autoitscript.com/")
$oIE = _IE_Example("form")
$oImgs = _IEImgGetCollection ($oIE)
$iNumImg = @extended
MsgBox(0, "Img Info", "There are " & $iNumImg & " images on the page")
For $oImg In $oImgs
    MsgBox(0, "Img Info", "src=" & $oImg.src)
Next
 exit

[PsaltyDS]

Try this:

#include <IE.au3>

$oIE = _IE_Example("form")
$forms_get = _IEFormGetCollection($oIE)
$i = 0
For $oForm In $forms_get
    $form_get = _IEFormGetCollection($oIE, $i)
    $elements_get = _IETagNameGetCollection($form_get, "input")
        $j = 0
        For $oElement In $elements_get
            If $oElement.type & "" = "image" Then ConsoleWrite($i & "-" & $j & ":  " & $oElement.name & ", " & $oElement.type & ", " & $oElement.id & ", " & $oElement.value & @LF)
            $j += 1
        Next
        $i += 1
Next

[lsakizada]

Try this:

#include <IE.au3>

$oIE = _IE_Example("form")
$forms_get = _IEFormGetCollection($oIE)
$i = 0
For $oForm In $forms_get
    $form_get = _IEFormGetCollection($oIE, $i)
    $elements_get = _IETagNameGetCollection($form_get, "input")
        $j = 0
        For $oElement In $elements_get
            If $oElement.type & "" = "image" Then ConsoleWrite($i & "-" & $j & ":  " & $oElement.name & ", " & $oElement.type & ", " & $oElement.id & ", " & $oElement.value & @LF)
            $j += 1
        Next
        $i += 1
Next

Hi PsaltyDS,

Its honor for me to get reply from you

I know that the _IETagNameGetCollection function can return the image one.

But I wonder why to go with two loops. Is this a bug of microsoft or IE.au3?

The same can be done with this code..

$oInputs = _IETagNameGetCollection($oIE, "Input")
For $oInput In $oInputs
if $oInput.type = "image" then
        ConsoleWrite( $oInput.form.name  & " ," & $oInput.form.id & ", " & $oInput.name & ", " & $oInput.type & @CRLF)
endif
Next

[DaleHohm]

See _IEFormImageClick - it should offer you a solution and also gives you an explanation.

type=image was introduced into HTML much later and I think they did this to prevent a new element entering the collection from breaking existing code.

Dale

Edited February 4, 2011 by DaleHohm

[PsaltyDS]

But I wonder why to go with two loops. Is this a bug of microsoft or IE.au3?

Your original post included the loop for all forms, that's the only reason it's there in my example. How far you have to drill down into frames/forms/etc. before searching for your element will be different in each case. It is unrelated to the actual issue (as Dale explained).