Regarding XPath

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When i am checking an XPath of a link, it appears to be:

id('content')/x:table/x:tbody/x:tr/x:td[2]/x:table/x:tbody/x:tr[2]/x:td[1]/x:table/x:tbody/x:tr[2]/x:td/x:table/x:tbody/x:tr[2]/x:td/x:table/x:tbody/x:tr[1]/x:td/x:table/x:tbody/x:tr/x:td/x:table/x:tbody/x:tr[2]/x:td/x:table/x:tbody/x:tr/x:td[4]/x:a[2]

How can I use it in in target?

If I copy it directly, it doesn't give a result. What else can be done in this regard?

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With Selenium, if the locator starts with // then it is assumed that the locator is an XPath, in your case the you will need to precede your locator with xpath= to make it explicit.

That said, your XPath looks very fragile. You might find that one of the other supported locator types would be more suitable, or a simplified XPath.

Locating elements with Selenium: http://seleniumhq.org/docs/04_selenese_commands.html#locating-elements
Locating tips/techniques: http://seleniumhq.org/docs/appendix_locating_techniques.html

Dave Hunt 2010-08-18 08:21:04

Instead of Xpath if i want to check for Css, how can i do so?

shoaib 2010-08-18 09:02:34

Here's a good resource for CSS selectors in Selenium: http://saucelabs.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/selenium-totw-css-selectors-in-selenium-demystified/ I wouldn't be able to provide a working example without more information on your HTML source.

Dave Hunt 2010-08-18 10:46:30

have worked a lot with that, used firebug to cater that problem and to generate a more simplified XPATH, and now amazingly its working. Thanks a lot for your help Dave :)

shoaib 2010-08-20 05:59:44

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