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Felix
Felix

Reputation: 13

Get the "real" source code from a website

I've got a problem getting the "real" source code from a website:

http://sirius.searates.com/explorer

Trying it the normal way (view-source:) via Chrome I get a different result than trying it by using inspect elements function. And the code which I can see (using that function) is the one that I would like to have... How is that possible to get this code?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2336

Answers (2)

bth_
bth_

Reputation: 11

You can get real-time html with this url,bookmark this url:

javascript:document.write('<textarea width="400">'+document.body.innerHTML+'</textarea>');

Upvotes: 0

JDB
JDB

Reputation: 25875

This usually happens because the UI is actually generated by a client-side Javascript utility.

In this case, most of the screen is generated by HighCharts, and a few elements are generated/modified by Bootstrap.

The DOM inspector will always give you the "current" view of the HTML, while the view source gives you the "initial" view. Since view source does not run the Javascript utilities, much of the UI is never generated.

To get the most up-to-date (HTML) source, you can use the DOM inspector to find the root html node, right-click and select "Edit as HTML". Then select-all and copy/paste into your favorite text editor.

Note, though, that this will only give you a snapshot of the page. Most modern web pages are really browser applications and the HTML is just one part of the whole. Copy/pasting the HTML will not give you a fully functional page.

Upvotes: 1

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