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WebView.GetPlainText
Queries the current text of the document.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
| WebView | 3.1 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| WebViewerRef | Either the Web Viewer Object Name or the Web Viewer ID as returned by "WebView.FindByName" function. |
Result
Returns text or error.
Description
Queries the current text of the document.No formatting, but only the text. This may show more/less text than you see.
For websites with frames, result may only contain the main frame and not any child frames.
See also WebView.GetHTMLText, WebView.GetFormattedText and WebView.SelectedText.
Alternative you can run JavaScript to query document.body.parentElement.outerText yourself.
Due to a bug in IE on Windows, you may see CSS in the text returned.
Examples
Query plain text from WebViewer:
MBS("WebView.GetPlainText"; "web")
Query html text from WebViewer:
MBS("WebView.GetHTMLText"; "web")
Query formatted text from WebViewer:
MBS("WebView.GetFormattedText"; "web")
Query selected text:
MBS("WebView.SelectedText"; "web")
Wait for some text to show up on website:
Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): 1 ]
Set Variable [ $count ; Value: 0 ]
Loop
Set Variable [ $text ; Value: MBS("WebView.GetPlainText"; "web") ]
Exit Loop If [ Position ( $text; "following quotes"; 1; 1 ) > 1 ]
Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): 1 ]
Set Variable [ $count ; Value: $count + 1 ]
If [ $count = 60 ]
Show Custom Dialog [ "Timeout" ; "Failed to load website and get the quotes text." ]
Exit Script [ Text Result: ]
End If
End Loop
Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): 1 ]
See also
- TextView.GetPlainText
- TextView.SetPlainText
- WebView.FindByName
- WebView.GetForm
- WebView.GetFormattedText
- WebView.GetHTMLText
- WebView.SelectedText
Release notes
- Version 10.2
- Fixed an issue with WebView.GetPlainText and WebView.GetHTMLText not working with frame.
Example Databases
- CURL/WebServices/AdobeSign WebService
- CURL/WebServices/ebay webservice/ebay Webservice
- WebViewer/WebView SelectedText
Blog Entries
- MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 10.2pr3
- FileMaker and WebViewer communication
- MBS Filemaker Plugin, version 3.2pr2
This function checks for a license.
Created 18th August 2014, last changed 4th November 2021
