Index was out of range - arraytag(2)

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Hi all!

Im trying to get element from htm file to vb.net but when I excute this command, i see a problem with textbox2.text = arrowtag(2) <- for that value.

Problem is:

Index was out of range. Must be non-negative and less than the size of the collection.
Parameter name: index

& when I change command see different problem: Index was outside the bounds of the array.

Dim ele As HtmlElement = WebBrowser1.Document.GetElementsByClassName("invoice-status text-success alert alert-success")(2)
TextBox2.Text = ele.InnerText

Please help me ! Thank you very much :)
Hope to find a solution

What I have tried:

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
    WebBrowser1.Navigate(TextBox1.Text)

    Dim ArrayTag As New ArrayList
    For Each item As HtmlElement In WebBrowser1.Document.GetElementsByTagName("span")
        ArrayTag.Add(item.InnerText)
    Next
    TextBox2.Text = ArrayTag(2)
End Sub

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Module Module1
<runtime.compilerservices.extension()> _
Public Function GetElementsByClassName(ByVal Source As HtmlDocument, ByVal ClassName As String) As HtmlElement()
Dim output As New List(Of HtmlElement)
For i As Integer = 0 To Source.All.Count - 1
Try
If (Source.All(i).GetAttribute("className") = ClassName) Then
output.Add(Source.All(i))
End If
Catch ex As Exception
End Try
Next
Return output.ToArray()
End Function
End Module

Posted 19-Jun-21 4:40am

ionMEMBER

Updated 19-Jun-21 6:32am

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Patrice T 19-Jun-21 11:49am

Use Improve question to update your question.
So that everyone can pay attention to this information.

ionMEMBER 19-Jun-21 12:05pm

Thank you!

Richard MacCutchan 19-Jun-21 11:03am

ArrayTag contains less than three items; never assume you will get the number of items you want. Use the debugger to find out why it does not contain enough.

ionMEMBER 19-Jun-21 12:15pm

ArrayTag contains more than three items, whatever number i decide to arragtag, same problem. Maybe is all about the module

Richard MacCutchan 19-Jun-21 12:50pm

Have you confirmed that with the debugger?

ionMEMBER 19-Jun-21 13:19pm

Yes, breakpoint: For i As Integer = 0 To Source.All.Count - 1
For that command:

Dim ele As HtmlElement = WebBrowser1.Document.GetElementsByClassName("invoice-status text-success alert alert-success")(2)
TextBox2.Text = ele.InnerText

Richard MacCutchan 20-Jun-21 3:08am

That has nothing to do with the problem you are reporting.

ionMEMBER 19-Jun-21 13:20pm

Dim ArrayTag As New ArrayList
For Each item As HtmlElement In WebBrowser1.Document.GetElementsByTagName("span")
ArrayTag.Add(item.InnerText)
Next
TextBox2.Text = ArrayTag(2)

This command havent breakpoint, isnt connected with module and still the same problem

Patrice T 19-Jun-21 14:28pm

No matter how you do it, you need to see what is inside the variable.

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Patrice T · Answer 1 · 2021-06-19T06:32:00

Quote:
ArrayTag contains more than three items, whatever number i decide to arragtag, same problem. Maybe is all about the module

Stop guessing, and make sure with the debugger.

Your code do not behave the way you expect, or you don't understand why !

There is an almost universal solution: Run your code on debugger step by step, inspect variables.
The debugger is here to show you what your code is doing and your task is to compare with what it should do.
There is no magic in the debugger, it don't know what your code is supposed to do, it don't find bugs, it just help you to by showing you what is going on. When the code don't do what is expected, you are close to a bug.
To see what your code is doing: Just set a breakpoint and see your code performing, the debugger allow you to execute lines 1 by 1 and to inspect variables as it execute.

Debugger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[^]

Mastering Debugging in Visual Studio 2010 - A Beginner's Guide[^]
Basic Debugging with Visual Studio 2010 - YouTube[^]

Visual Basic / Visual Studio Video Tutorial - Basic Debugging - YouTube[^]
Visual Basic .NET programming for Beginners - Breakpoints and Debugging Tools[^]

The debugger is here to only show you what your code is doing and your task is to compare with what it should do.