writeToFileOnDisk(node.toHTML()); method

[M. Beauvais]

In your "Web Ripper - Modifying Links and Image Locations" sample, there is no  writeToFileOnDisk(node.toHTML()); method.

Does it mean I have to use the write method of a file FileWriter in the loop :
for (HTMLEnumeration e = parser.elements(); e.hasMoreNodes();) {
      node = e.nextHTMLNode();
      writeToFileOnDisk(node.toHTML());
  }

Is it enough ?
Could you write a full working sample ?

rgds

[Somik Raha]

Hi,
   There is no writeToFileOnDisk(..) bcos you are supposed to write that method as per your application. The code is simply a demonstration.

   Bytway, I'd advise you to hang on a bit before using this example - some API changes in HTMLLinkTag and HTMLImageTag will be out next week (Sunday).

Regards,
Somik

[Somik Raha]

Hi,
  You could check out the latest parser - there has been some amount of refactoring, and writing to disk is a more uniform activity (check the sample programs again).

Regards,
Somik

[M. Beauvais]

Hello again,

I tried with 1.2 version and didn't succeed to do the following:

1) download html code from http://www.google.com
2) parse this html code
3) (and the step that doesn't work for me)
re-construct the html code that has been parsed

Nothing is displayed in my crawl function between "entering reconstruction" and "exiting reconstruction" prints.

Is it possible to re-construct the html file from what has been parsed (from what is still in memory) ?
What is the way to do so ?

rgds,
M.Beauvais

Here is my crawl method

    /**
     * Crawl using a given crawl depth.

     *
     * @param  crawlDepth               Depth of crawling
     * @exception  HTMLParserException  Description of the Exception
     */
    public void crawl(int crawlDepth) throws HTMLParserException {
        try {
            crawl(parser, crawlDepth);
        } catch (HTMLParserException e) {
            throw new HTMLParserException("HTMLParserException at crawl(" + crawlDepth + ")", e);
        }

        System.out.println("entering reconstruction ");
        RipperRenderer renderer = new RipperRenderer();
        HTMLNode node;
        for (HTMLEnumeration e = parser.elements(); e.hasMoreNodes(); ) {
            node = e.nextHTMLNode();
            node.print();
        }
        System.out.println("exiting  reconstruction ");

    }

[Somik Raha]

I don't see you using node.toHTML(). Instead of node.print(), use System.out.println(node.toHTML());

Regards,
Somik