Selenium "return" javascript value not printing

Question

I'm using Selenium with Java for some tests. The code I have to print the pages html from javascript works great as an alert:

js.executeScript("alert($('html').html());");

However when I use return, nothing prints in the Eclipse console:

js.executeScript("return $('html').html();");

What am I doing wrong, and how can i print (using System.out.print) the html result from returning in Javascript? Thanks, and no I do not want to use source.

What happens if you assign a value to the js.executeScript invocation and print the value? (ie, System.out.println(js.executeScript(..))) — Anthony Forloney
– Anthony Forloney, Commented Aug 8, 2014 at 22:33
Glad to hear! The issue may be that the contents are indeed being returned but were not handled appropriately (ie, not printing via the System.out.println invocation). — Anthony Forloney
– Anthony Forloney, Commented Aug 8, 2014 at 22:43

Richard · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-08 22:33:57Z

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You can use driver.getPageSource() to get the result you want, I believe.

System.out.println(driver.getPageSource());

answered Aug 8, 2014 at 22:33

Richard

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ThatGuy343 Over a year ago

I know i said I don't want to use source in question, but this actually works for the parts of the page I was trying to retrieve, thanks.

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