C # get url from firefox but not using DDE
For detecting url in firefox I am using DDE
DdeClient dde = new DdeClient("Firefox", "WWW_GetWindowInfo");
dde.Connect();
string url1 = dde.Request("URL", int.MaxValue);
dde.Disconnect();
temp = url1.Replace("\"", "").Replace("\0", "");
dde = null;
This code works great !, but it's too slow to connect (dde.Connect ();) too slow for 7/8 seconds! Is there any other way to get the url from firefox? (for example, use API windows like "SendMessage")
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This works well for me:
AutomationElement element = AutomationElement.FromHandle(intPtr); // intPtr is the MainWindowHandle for FireFox browser
element = element.FindFirst(TreeScope.Subtree,
new AndCondition(
new PropertyCondition(AutomationElement.NameProperty, "Search or enter address"),
new PropertyCondition(AutomationElement.ControlTypeProperty, ControlType.Edit)));
string url = ((ValuePattern)element.GetCurrentPattern(ValuePattern.Pattern)).Current.Value as string;
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Process[] process = Process.GetProcessesByName("firefox");
foreach (Process firefox in process)
{
// the chrome process must have a window
if (firefox.MainWindowHandle == IntPtr.Zero)
{
return null;
}
AutomationElement element = AutomationElement.FromHandle(firefox.MainWindowHandle);
if (element == null)
return null;
//search for first custom element
AutomationElement custom1 = element.FindFirst(TreeScope.Descendants,
new PropertyCondition(AutomationElement.ControlTypeProperty, ControlType.Custom));
//search all custom element children
AutomationElementCollection custom2 = custom1.FindAll(TreeScope.Children, new PropertyCondition(AutomationElement.ControlTypeProperty, ControlType.Custom));
//for each custom child
foreach (AutomationElement item in custom2)
{
//search for first custom element
AutomationElement custom3 = item.FindFirst(TreeScope.Descendants, new PropertyCondition(AutomationElement.ControlTypeProperty, ControlType.Custom));
//search for first document element
AutomationElement doc3 = custom3.FindFirst(TreeScope.Descendants, new PropertyCondition(AutomationElement.ControlTypeProperty, ControlType.Document));
if (!doc3.Current.IsOffscreen)
{
url = ((ValuePattern)doc3.GetCurrentPattern(ValuePattern.Pattern)).Current.Value as string;
return url;
}
}
}
return url;
}
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