Ruby Question
Watir: How do i get inner_html of multiple span, with same class name
I am using this code, to grab the
inner_htmlweather = browser.span(:class => "_Xbe kno-fv").inner_html
puts weather
However, Multiple
inner_htmlI am trying to get the information relating to weather from this page
weather = browser.span(:class => "_Xbe kno-fv").text
puts weather
This above code, prints, the text but not consistently. I beleive, since multiple elements exists with the same class or the information is dynamic and hence? I am not sure. Is there a way to get this?
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Result in the first run
Examples:
| Search |
| Bangalore | 741 km²
Result in the second run
Examples:
| Search |
| Bangalore | 17°C, Wind E at 3 km/h, 69% Humidity
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Answer Source
The element that you are targeting is contained within a <div> with a unique data attribute. I'd advise using that approach:
require 'watir'
b = Watir::Browser.new :chrome
b.goto "https://www.google.com/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=w7-YWN75OsyAoAPK_oDYBQ#q=bangalore"
puts b.div(:data_attrid => "kc:/location/citytown:current weather").text
#=> Weather: 59°F (15°C), Wind S at 2 mph (3 km/h), 83% Humidity
For reference--as @JustinKo demonstrates--watir can use data attributes as locators with some minor tweaks.
Sidenote: running automated searches against Google may be a violation of their Terms of Service, and you may find yourself blocked. You should investigate if you can use one of their many APIs to harvest this data.
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