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003 7.xpath Methods

This document discusses XPath syntax and types. It notes that XPath syntax uses //tagname[@attribute='value'] to select nodes, with // selecting the current node and @attribute selecting attributes. It describes absolute XPath as starting from the root node but being lengthy and prone to failure if the webpage changes, while relative XPath starts from the middle of the DOM and uses // to search anywhere. It also outlines XPath methods like contains(), OR & AND operators, starts-with to check attributes, text() to match text, and using indexes when multiple elements are returned.

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003 7.xpath Methods

This document discusses XPath syntax and types. It notes that XPath syntax uses //tagname[@attribute='value'] to select nodes, with // selecting the current node and @attribute selecting attributes. It describes absolute XPath as starting from the root node but being lengthy and prone to failure if the webpage changes, while relative XPath starts from the middle of the DOM and uses // to search anywhere. It also outlines XPath methods like contains(), OR & AND operators, starts-with to check attributes, text() to match text, and using indexes when multiple elements are returned.

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X-path and More

X-Path

 Syntax : //tagname[@attribute='value']

 // : Select current node.


 Tagname: Tagname of the particular node.
 @: Select attribute.
 Attribute: Attribute name of the node.
 Value: Value of the attribute.

 E.g. : //a[@id=‘login’]
Types of X-path
Absolute XPath
 It is the direct and lengthy way to find an element.
E.g. : /html/body/div[1]/div[3]/div/div[2]/main/div/div[1]/div/article/div/div/div[3]/div[1]/div/div/h2[2]/
div[1]/div/div[2]/input
 The problem with absolute XPath is that if we make any changes in the Webpage before the
position of that element then that XPath fails.
 It begins with the single forward slash(/) ,which means you can select the element from the root
node.

Relative XPath
 For Relative XPath, the path starts from the middle of the HTML DOM structure.
E.g. : .//input[@name='firstname']
 It starts with double forward slash (//), which means it can search the element anywhere at the
webpage.
 You can start from the middle of the HTML DOM structure with no need to write a long XPath.
Methods of X-path
 Contains() – As the name suggests it checks if an attribute contains the specific value or
not.
E.g. xpath = .//input[contains(@id,’user’)]
 OR & AND – This is very simple we all might’ve used this in any different programming
language, this is no different. To use multiple conditions at once we use OR & AND.
E.g. xpath = .//input[@id=‘username’ OR @name=‘username’]
 Starts-With Function – This function checks if the attribute of an element starts with that
particular value or not.
E.g. xpath = .//input[starts-with(@id,’user’)]
 Text() – This function checks if the text of the tag matches the mentioned value.
E.g. xpath = .//label[text()=‘Username’]
 Using Index – When your xpath return more then 1 element you can use index to specify
the one you’re searching for.
E.g. xpath = (.//a[text()=‘New Item’])[1]

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