Get URL of page that isn't appearing in the search bar? Google instant

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I'm developing an extension and I've run into a problem... I'm wondering how would I grab the URL's of a Google instant search page? Since the browsers http bar doesn't update! I would really appreciate any help with this!

Google instant appears to be using ajax to generate it's results. I need a way of grabbing the new URL when the page updates.

To check if it's a Google Instance page, look for `#po-on-message` which `display` value is not `hidden` — Andris, Jan 30 '11 at 13:44

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 30 '11 at 13:43

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The hash part of the URL is updated a few seconds after the last typed key.

If you can't wait, you could be able to build the URL by serializing the search form:

// (jquery / pseudo code)
var base = $('form[name="gs"]').attr('action');
var params = $('form[name="gs"]').serialize();
var url = base + '?' + params;

The resulting URL will be similar to what it would have looked if the user submitted the form.

answered Jan 30 '11 at 13:43

Arnaud Le Blanc

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this solution does not work if the query is changed. It returned `undefined`. – Skizit Jan 31 '11 at 15:39
what _returns_ undefined ? why ? – Arnaud Le Blanc Jan 31 '11 at 16:57
both base and params if I call this code from a listener repeatedly. My `window.location` isn't updating when Google instant does. – Skizit Jan 31 '11 at 23:23
this would mean that the form element is removed from the tree during instant search ? – Arnaud Le Blanc Feb 01 '11 at 08:45

Get URL of page that isn't appearing in the search bar? Google instant

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