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getHTML

codebolt.browser.getHTML(): Promise<HtmlReceived>
Retrieves the HTML content of the current page.

Response Structure​

The method returns a Promise that resolves to a HtmlReceived object with the following properties:

  • type (string): Always "htmlReceived".
  • html (string, optional): The HTML content of the current page
  • content (string, optional): Alternative property for the HTML content
  • success (boolean, optional): Indicates if the operation was successful
  • message (string, optional): A message with additional information
  • error (string, optional): Error details if the operation failed
  • messageId (string, optional): A unique identifier for the message
  • threadId (string, optional): The thread identifier

Example​

// Navigate to the page
await codebolt.browser.goToPage("https://example.com");

// Wait for page to load
await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 2000));

// Retrieve the HTML content of the current page
const htmlResult = await codebolt.browser.getHTML();
console.log('✅ HTML retrieved:', {
    success: htmlResult.success,
    htmlLength: htmlResult.html ? htmlResult.html.length : 0
});

// Access the actual HTML content
if (htmlResult.success && htmlResult.html) {
    console.log('HTML content:', htmlResult.html);
    // Process the HTML as needed
} else {
    console.error('Failed to retrieve HTML:', htmlResult.error);
}

Notes​

  • The HTML content includes the complete source code of the current page
  • This is useful for parsing page structure, extracting specific elements, or analyzing page content
  • The response may contain large amounts of data depending on the page size