programming html Simple HTML DOM

Simple html dom find class

I am just starting with the mentioned Parser and somehow running on problems directly with the beginning.

Referring to this tutorial:

//net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/php/html-parsing-and-screen-scraping-with-the-simple-html-dom-library/

I want now simply find in a sourcecode tne content of a div with a class ClearBoth Box

I retrieve the code with curl and create a simple html dom object:

$cl = curl_exec[$curl];  
$html = new simple_html_dom[];
$html->load[$cl];

Then I wanted to add the content of the div into an array called divs:

$divs = $html->find['div[.ClearBoth Box]'];

But now, when I print_r the $divs, it gives much more, despite the fact that the sourcecode has not more inside the div.

Like this:

Array
[
    [0] => simple_html_dom_node Object
        [
            [nodetype] => 1
            [tag] => br
            [attr] => Array
                [
                    [class] => ClearBoth
                ]

            [children] => Array
                [
                ]

            [nodes] => Array
                [
                ]

            [parent] => simple_html_dom_node Object
                [
                    [nodetype] => 1
                    [tag] => div
                    [attr] => Array
                        [
                            [class] => SocialMedia
                        ]

                    [children] => Array
                        [
                            [0] => simple_html_dom_node Object
                                [
                                    [nodetype] => 1
                                    [tag] => iframe
                                    [attr] => Array
                                        [
                                            [id] => ShowFacebookButtons
                                            [class] => SocialWeb FloatLeft
                                            [src] => //www.facebook.com/plugins/xxx
                                            [style] => border:none; overflow:hidden; width: 250px; height: 70px;
                                        ]

                                    [children] => Array
                                        [
                                        ]

                                    [nodes] => Array
                                        [
                                        ]

I do not understand why the $divs has not simply the code from the div?

Here is an example of the source code at the site:


          







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What am I doing wrong?

Finding elements by tag name

// Find all anchors, returns a array of element objects
$ret = $html->find['a'];

// Find all anchors and images, returns an array of element objects
$ret = $html->find['a, img'];

// Find [N]th anchor, returns element object or null if not found [zero based]
$ret = $html->find['a', 0];

// Find last anchor, returns element object or null if not found [zero based]
$ret = $html->find['a', -1];

Finding elements by class name or id

// Find all element which id=foo
$ret = $html->find['#foo'];

// Find all element which class=foo
$ret = $html->find['.foo'];

Finding elements by attribute

// Find all 
 with the id attribute
$ret = $html->find['div[id]'];

// Find all 
 which attribute id=foo
$ret = $html->find['div[id=foo]'];

// Find all anchors and images with the "title" attribute
$ret = $html->find['a[title], img[title]'];

// Find all element has attribute id
$ret = $html->find['*[id]'];

Attribute filters

Supports these operators in attribute selectors:

FilterDescription
[attribute] Matches elements that have the specified attribute.
[!attribute] Matches elements that don't have the specified attribute.
[attribute=value] Matches elements that have the specified attribute with a certain value.
[attribute!=value] Matches elements that don't have the specified attribute with a certain value.
[attribute^=value] Matches elements that have the specified attribute and it starts with a certain value.
[attribute$=value] Matches elements that have the specified attribute and it ends with a certain value.
[attribute*=value] Matches elements that have the specified attribute and it contains a certain value.

Finding descendants

// Find all 
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