How to get the html string exactly like IE renders it?

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I am having some problem to get the exactly same HTML string as rendered by IE10. There're some slight difference between the one rendered by IE 10, and the one I retrieved with WebClient.DownloadString(url). (see this question)

How to get the exactly same HTML string? Do I need to simulate the Browser behavior?

Browsers will automatically adjust some aspects of the source to make an object model that they can render. The only entirely reliable way would be some form of simulation/automation and then retrieval of the DOM from memory. — Matt Whipple, Oct 11 '12 at 00:43
That essentially means I have to launch IE to browse the URL, right? — smwikipedia, Oct 11 '12 at 00:50

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 11 '12 at 00:41

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Try adding the user-agent header for IE10 to your request:

WebClient client = new WebClient ();
client.Headers.Add ("user-agent", "Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MSIE 10.0; Windows NT 6.2; Trident/6.0)");

Depending on your scenario (mobile, x64, etc.), the header might have different values. See IE10 User Agent String Update for other examples.

answered Oct 11 '12 at 00:41

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Thanks, I tried this but not working. Actually, I add all the headers that IE 10 sent, still no luck. – smwikipedia Oct 11 '12 at 00:52

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:24

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This question is duplicated with this one: How to get the page source from an IE window?

And I have solved it there.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:24

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answered Oct 24 '12 at 09:44

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How to get the html string exactly like IE renders it?

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