scrape
void runnableScrapingSession.scrape() (professional and enterprise editions only)
Description
Run the session scraping.
Parameters
This method does not receive any parameters.
Return Values
Returns void.
Change Log
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 4.5 | Available for professional and enterprise editions. |
The default is for the script to continue executing without waiting for the scraping session to finish. You can use setDoLazyScrape to force the script to wait until the scape finishes before continuing the script.
Examples
Start Scrape in Separate Thread
runnableScrapingSession = new com.screenscraper.scraper.RunnableScrapingSession( "My Session" );
// Tells the session to start scraping.
runnableScrapingSession.scrape();
// Script continues execution without waiting for end of scrape
// Tells the session to start scraping.
runnableScrapingSession.scrape();
// Script continues execution without waiting for end of scrape
Start Scrape in Same Thread
runnableScrapingSession = new com.screenscraper.scraper.RunnableScrapingSession( "My Session" );
// Turn off LazyScrape
runnableScrapingSession.setDoLazyScrape( false );
// Tells the session to start scraping.
runnableScrapingSession.scrape();
// Script halts execution until the scrape is finished
// Turn off LazyScrape
runnableScrapingSession.setDoLazyScrape( false );
// Tells the session to start scraping.
runnableScrapingSession.scrape();
// Script halts execution until the scrape is finished
scraper on 07/16/2010 at 4:56 pm
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