[Htmlunit-user] accessing dynamic values set in and by javascript

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Hi,

I started using HtmlUnit a couple of weeks ago, and I've generated quite a 
complex suite of tests (using HtmlUnit 1.6), and I think that HtmlUnit is 
really an excellent piece of work. However, I have a couple of problems.

1) accessing any html element that is dynamically composed by javascript 
does not work for me e.g. 
a) the contents of a table that is composed in the browser (I'm referring 
to textual values inside the table data elements, not to input elements 
inside the table data elements);
b) fields that have their value set dynamically when the page has loaded 
(the values are in the fields, but HtmlUnit tests see the field as empty).

In both these cases, the javascript is executing in the page body, not in 
the header (if that is significant).  Please let me know if I should not 
expect a) and b) to work - from what I have read in the docs, and in this 
mailing list, it certainly seems that a) should be working.

2) I would also like to be able to access the values of Javascript 
variables - certain parts of my site are personalised by javascript which 
is composed on the fly, depending on a user's history and preferences.  It 
would be great if I could actually test the values of javascript variables 
in my unit tests, and even execute javascript functions.  I realise that 
in the absence of this, I could do some of these tests if 1)b) above 
worked.