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How to validate an HTML page generated entirely from JavaScript

With an entirely JavaScript-generated HTML page, how can I validate the page's HTML the browser is actually using, instead of the JavaScript that initially loaded?

Solution

  • If you really want to demonstrate that JS is a "real" language, then you would probably be better off not using a browser as the foundation. A node.js server would allow you to generate an HTML document (using document.write if you like, but DOM is an option (and people have used client side libraries to manipulate a document in node.

    Since the JS runs on the server, you can get the actual source from the browser via view-source or point the validator directly at the URI (so long as it is either public or you install a local copy of the validator)