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* Locating elements | * Locating elements | ||
** xpath: for elements that have dynamically generated xpaths use 'contains'. | ** xpath: for elements that have dynamically generated xpaths use 'contains'. | ||
for e.g. if xpath for 'remove add-on' link has the add-on ID | for e.g. if xpath for 'remove add-on' link has the add-on ID | ||
in it (id('addon-2464')/a[1]) and we do not know the add-on ID then | in it (id('addon-2464')/a[1]) and we do not know the add-on ID then | ||
we can write the xpath with 'contains' | we can write the xpath with 'contains' | ||
//div[@id,'addon-2464'][2]/a[1]) => //div[contains(@id,'addon- ')][2]/a[1] | //div[@id,'addon-2464'][2]/a[1]) => //div[contains(@id,'addon- ')][2]/a[1] | ||
** If you want to match on the text in an element | ** If you want to match on the text in an element | ||
//a[text()=’My Text’]: matches a link whose text is “My Text” | //a[text()=’My Text’]: matches a link whose text is “My Text” | ||
** If you want to match more than one string in attribute or text | ** If you want to match more than one string in attribute or text | ||
//a[contains(text(),’Bill’) && contains(text(), ‘Clinton’)]: matches a link whose text contains both Bill and Clinton. You can use any xpath function or operator to create your expression | //a[contains(text(),’Bill’) && contains(text(), ‘Clinton’)]:matches a link whose text contains both Bill and Clinton. You can use any xpath function or operator to create your expression | ||
** Find the nth element of a type | ** Find the nth element of a type | ||
//div[position()=3]: matches the third div on the page | //div[position()=3]: matches the third div on the page | ||
//div[@id=’abc’]//table[position()=3]: matches the third table inside the div whose id is abc | //div[@id=’abc’]//table[position()=3]: matches the third table inside the div whose id is abc | ||