HtmlUnit, how to post form without clicking submit button?
I know that in HtmlUnit i can fireEvent submit on form and it will be posted. But what If I disabled javascript and would like to post a form using some built in function?
I've checked the javadoc and haven't found any way to do this. It is strange that there is no such function in HtmlForm...
I read the javadoc and tutorial on htmlunit page and I Know that i can use getInputByName() and click it. BuT sometimes there are forms that don't have submit type button
or even there is such button but without name attribute.
I am asking for help in such situation, this is why i am using fireEvent but it does not always work.
Answer
You can use a 'temporary' submit button:
WebClient client = new WebClient();
HtmlPage page = client.getPage("http://stackoverflow.com");
// create a submit button - it doesn't work with 'input'
HtmlElement button = page.createElement("button");
button.setAttribute("type", "submit");
// append the button to the form
HtmlElement form = ...;
form.appendChild(button);
// submit the form
page = button.click();