6.11. get-url
Fetch a URL and return the contents.
6.11.1. Summary
[get-url url] [get-url url="valid-url" strip=1*]
Positional parameters: The first line shows the usage with positional parameters (given in order). The second line shows usage with named parameters.
Parameters | Description | Default |
url |
Must be a valid URL. Meaning, you have to supply the protocol.
|
none |
Attributes | Default |
strip | none |
Other_Characteristics | |
Invalidates cache | No |
Macro | No |
Has end tag | No |
Tag expansion example:
[get-url http://demo.akopia.com/] [get-url url="http://demo.akopia.com/" strip=1] ------------------------------------------------------
ASP-like Perl call:
$Tag->get_url( { url => "http://demo.akopia.com/", } ); $Tag->get_url( { url => "http://demo.akopia.com/", strip => 1, } );
or similarly with positional parameters,
$Tag->get_url( "http://demo.akopia.com/" );
6.11.2. Description
Uses the LWP libraries (LWP::Simple) to fetch a URL and returns the contents.
6.11.2.1. strip
If the strip option is set, strips everything up to <body> and everything after </body>.
6.11.2.2. url
Must be a valid URL (including protocol).