Get-HtmlBrowserActiveElement

August 3, 2026 · View on GitHub

SYNOPSIS

Returns browser-observed information about the active focused element.

SYNTAX

__AllParameterSets

Get-HtmlBrowserActiveElement [[-Session] <HtmlBrowserSession>] [-IncludeAttributes] [-IncludeHtml] [-CancellationToken <CancellationToken>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Returns browser-observed information about the active focused element.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

$session = Start-HtmlBrowserSession -Url https://example.org/search
Invoke-HtmlBrowserClick -Session $session -Selector 'input[type=search]'
Get-HtmlBrowserActiveElement -Session $session -IncludeAttributes

PARAMETERS

-CancellationToken

Token used to cancel the operation.

Type: CancellationToken
Parameter Sets: __AllParameterSets
Aliases: None
Possible values:

Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-IncludeAttributes

Include all element attributes.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: __AllParameterSets
Aliases: None
Possible values:

Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-IncludeHtml

Include inner and outer HTML.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: __AllParameterSets
Aliases: None
Possible values:

Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Session

Existing browser session.

Type: HtmlBrowserSession
Parameter Sets: __AllParameterSets
Aliases: None
Possible values:

Required: False
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

HtmlTinkerX.HtmlBrowserSession

OUTPUTS

HtmlTinkerX.HtmlBrowserElementInfo

None