Programatically Trigger HTML Button in Java

Question

I'm trying to scrape a HTML page with jsoup. However, in order to get the data I need I need to click an HTML button (<button> not <input>). Is there any way to do so in Java/Kotlin?

Here is the what the button HTML looks like:

<button type="button" class="btn table-toggle" data-column="0,1,2,3,4" data-sort="1" data-sort-dir="desc">Base Stats</button>

This is not the same as Can Jsoup simulate a button press? that question was talking about an <input> form, this is different.

Possible duplicate of [Can Jsoup simulate a button press?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7508813/can-jsoup-simulate-a-button-press) — Cardinal System, Dec 15 '17 at 23:17
You can invoke it with JS via Selenium: http://www.seleniumhq.org/ — user4020527, Dec 15 '17 at 23:18

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 16 '17 at 02:38

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Try this in HTML:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<p>Hover over the checkbox to simulate a mouse-click.</p>
  <button id="myCheck" onmouseover="myFunction()" onclick="alert('click event occured')">Foo</button>

<script>
function myFunction() {
    document.getElementById("myCheck").click();
}
</script>


</body>
</html>

answered Dec 16 '17 at 02:38

The DibMaster

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This is unrelated to the question :/ – Salem Dec 16 '17 at 15:51

Programatically Trigger HTML Button in Java

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