Is Html Agility Pack available for .NET Core projects?

Yes, Html Agility Pack is available for .NET Core projects. Html Agility Pack is a popular .NET library developed to parse HTML documents, navigate the DOM, and extract information from HTML, XHTML, or XML documents. It is akin to using jQuery in the .NET environment.

To use Html Agility Pack in a .NET Core project, you can install it via NuGet Package Manager. Here’s how to do it using different methods:

Using the .NET CLI

Open a terminal or command prompt and navigate to your project directory. Then, run the following command to install the Html Agility Pack:

dotnet add package HtmlAgilityPack

Using the Package Manager Console

If you are using Visual Studio, you can install the Html Agility Pack via the Package Manager Console. Open the console by going to Tools -> NuGet Package Manager -> Package Manager Console and run the following command:

Install-Package HtmlAgilityPack

Using the NuGet Package Manager UI

In Visual Studio, you can also use the NuGet Package Manager UI to install Html Agility Pack:

1. Right-click on your project in the Solution Explorer.
2. Select "Manage NuGet Packages..."
3. Click on the "Browse" tab and search for "HtmlAgilityPack".
4. Select the package and click "Install".

Example Usage in .NET Core

After installing the Html Agility Pack, you can use it in your .NET Core project like this:

using HtmlAgilityPack;

// Your method to use Html Agility Pack
public void ParseHtml(string html)
{
    var doc = new HtmlDocument();
    doc.LoadHtml(html);

    // Example: selecting nodes with XPath
    foreach (HtmlNode link in doc.DocumentNode.SelectNodes("//a[@href]"))
    {
        HtmlAttribute att = link.Attributes["href"];
        Console.WriteLine(att.Value);
    }
}

This example assumes you have an HTML string that you want to parse and extract all hyperlinks from. You can customize the XPath query based on what elements or attributes you need to work with.

Html Agility Pack works well with .NET Core and is a go-to library for many developers when dealing with HTML parsing and manipulation in C# applications. Its API is rich and allows for complex queries and operations on HTML documents.