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MIL HTML Parser

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A non-well-formed HTML parser for .NET

Introduction

This library produces a domain tree of a given HTML document, allowing the developer to navigate and change the document in an methodical way. In addition to the basic HTML production, this library can also be used to produce XHTML documents, as it includes an HTML 4 entity encoder. Included in this release is a demonstration application in VB.NET showing how to use the library. I hope that it is all fairly self-explanatory.

Background

This library was written to avoid having to convert a document into XML prior to reading, whilst preserving the distinct HTML qualities. This gets round some deployment issues I had with different platforms.

Using the code

The simplest way to use the code is to add it into your solution as a C# class library. There are no third-party dependencies so it is just a matter of adding the source files in. Alternatively, you can build the DLL and add it as a reference.

Points of Interest

The XHTML production is fairly basic - there is no built-in DTD checking. So far, I have had no problems in the generation, but I'm keen on getting that sorted.

History

  • 1.4
  • 1.3
    • Bugfix: <!DOCTYPE...> and <!...> now treated as comments
    • Bugfix: Malformed or incomplete attribute values causing infinite loop fixed
  • 1.2
    • Bugfix: <tag/> now handled properly
    • Bugfix: Parse errors of scripts
    • Bugfix: Parse errors of styles
    • HTML 4 entity encoding
    • DOM tree navigation
    • Basic node searching
    • HTML production
    • XHTML production (as per http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd)
    • Added some component model stuff & comments
    • Hid the parser
  • 1.1
    • Initial release

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QuestionWhitespace between text and anchor Pin
Mike11424-Oct-12 14:59
Mike11424-Oct-12 14:59 
BugBug fix for pages with different encoding Pin
Member 846475913-Dec-11 5:40
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BugBug fix in returning multi empty spaces between words Pin
Member 846475912-Dec-11 4:31
Member 846475912-Dec-11 4:31 
BugError : Input string was not in a correct format. Pin
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Member 846475912-Dec-11 0:51 
GeneralRe: Error : Input string was not in a correct format. Pin
Konakov Sergey25-Feb-16 10:39
Konakov Sergey25-Feb-16 10:39 
Questionthank you Pin
Member 84647596-Dec-11 6:09
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GeneralMy vote of 5 Pin
jp73125-Nov-10 0:45
jp73125-Nov-10 0:45 
NewsWorks very good for Google! Pin
jp73125-Nov-10 0:45
jp73125-Nov-10 0:45 
GeneralDoes not remove whitespaces Pin
evald8018-Jan-10 0:25
evald8018-Jan-10 0:25 
GeneralGood man good Pin
niks0412-Jan-10 18:31
professionalniks0412-Jan-10 18:31 
QuestionCan I get MIL HTML parser Algorithm. Pin
Hasibul Haque26-May-09 9:21
professionalHasibul Haque26-May-09 9:21 
Generalcongratulations Pin
vukovicg13-May-09 4:03
vukovicg13-May-09 4:03 
GeneralSimply amazing! Pin
the Asocial Ape13-May-09 3:57
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GeneralLowercased href Pin
exxellence12-Nov-08 1:04
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Generalfeature missing Pin
zeltera17-Aug-08 4:34
zeltera17-Aug-08 4:34 
GeneralRe: feature missing Pin
smitsc7-Oct-08 8:11
smitsc7-Oct-08 8:11 
GeneralDOCTYPE breaks the parser Pin
benblo14-May-08 5:18
benblo14-May-08 5:18 
QuestionIs it a bug? Pin
huyhk27-Feb-08 20:57
huyhk27-Feb-08 20:57 
GeneralRe: Is it a bug? Pin
Natural Cause26-Mar-08 22:34
Natural Cause26-Mar-08 22:34 
GeneralRe: Is it a bug? Pin
NoodleNoggin981-Jul-09 10:03
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GeneralRe: Is it a bug? [modified] Pin
Mr 458246616-Jul-09 12:21
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GeneralRe: Is it a bug? Pin
Jeremy Falcon8-Jul-09 4:50
professionalJeremy Falcon8-Jul-09 4:50 
GeneralSuggestions for new interface methods Pin
Berend Engelbrecht26-Feb-08 9:10
Berend Engelbrecht26-Feb-08 9:10 
GeneralFound a bug Pin
stavinski14-Jan-08 10:09
stavinski14-Jan-08 10:09 
AnswerRe: Found a bug - me too, and the solution Pin
Berend Engelbrecht25-Feb-08 21:04
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