Simple html dom get href value

I have an html page that looks a bit like this

xxxx
google!


    
    
xxx

    
    
xxx

xxxx

I am trying to pull of the href's out of the big-div. I can get all the href's out of the whole page by using code like below.

$links = $html->find ['a'];
foreach [$links as $link] 
{
    echo $link->href.'
';
}

But how do I get only the href's within the div "big-div". Edit: I think I got it. For those that care:

foreach [$html->find['div[class=big-div]'] as $element] {
            $links = $element->find['a'];
            foreach [$links as $link] {
                echo $link->href.'
';
            }
        }

asked Jan 7, 2014 at 1:12

elgato75elgato75

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2

The documentation is useful:

$html->find[".big-div"]->find['a'];

And then proceed to get the href and whatever other attributes you are interested in.

Edit: The above would be the general idea. I've never used Simple HTML DOM, so perhaps you need to tweak the syntax somewhat. Try:

foreach[$html->find['.big-div'] as $bigDiv] {
   $link = $bigDiv->find['a'];
   echo $link->href . '
';
}

or perhaps:

$bigDivs = $html->find['.big-div'];

foreach[$bigDivs as $div] {
    $link = $div->find['a'];
    echo $link->href . '
';
}

answered Jan 7, 2014 at 1:18

durrruttidurrrutti

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Quick flip - put this in your foreach

$image = $html->find['.big-div']->href;

answered Jan 22, 2019 at 0:23

DropHitDropHit

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Get, Set and Remove attributes

// Get a attribute [ If the attribute is non-value attribute [eg. checked, selected...], it will returns true or false]
$value = $e->href;

// Set a attribute[If the attribute is non-value attribute [eg. checked, selected...], set it's value as true or false]
$e->href = 'my link';

// Remove a attribute, set it's value as null!
$e->href = null;

// Determine whether a attribute exist?
if[isset[$e->href]]
    echo 'href exist!';

Magic attributes

// Example
$html = str_get_html["
foo bar
"];
$e = $html->find["div", 0];

echo $e->tag; // Returns: " div"
echo $e->outertext; // Returns: " 
foo bar
"
echo $e->innertext; // Returns: " foo bar"
echo $e->plaintext; // Returns: " foo bar"

Tips

// Extract contents from HTML
echo $html->plaintext;

// Wrap a element
$e->outertext = '
' . $e->outertext . '
';

// Remove a element, set it's outertext as an empty string
$e->outertext = '';

// Append a element
$e->outertext = $e->outertext . '
foo
';

// Insert a element
$e->outertext = '
foo
' . $e->outertext;