C# Selenium xpath cannot find the inner div node
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I tried to access the second inner div node. Here is the structure:
<div class = "bPageBlock brandSecondaryBrd bDetailBlock secondaryPalette" id="ep">
<div class ="pbHeader"></div>
<div class ="pbBody"></div>
Through ChroPath add on, with the below xpath it can match the
"pbHeader" class
"html/body/div[4]/div[1]"
While trying with the same logic to access the pbBody class it is not pointed to that div node.
"html/body/div[4]/div[2]"
I have to access the element inside pbBody div class.
c# selenium selenium-webdriver xpath
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I tried to access the second inner div node. Here is the structure:
<div class = "bPageBlock brandSecondaryBrd bDetailBlock secondaryPalette" id="ep">
<div class ="pbHeader"></div>
<div class ="pbBody"></div>
Through ChroPath add on, with the below xpath it can match the
"pbHeader" class
"html/body/div[4]/div[1]"
While trying with the same logic to access the pbBody class it is not pointed to that div node.
"html/body/div[4]/div[2]"
I have to access the element inside pbBody div class.
c# selenium selenium-webdriver xpath
edited Nov 8 at 17:37
DebanjanB
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asked Nov 8 at 16:46
Crez43
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could you share entire snippet of HTML.
– Ashok kumar Ganesan
Nov 8 at 16:48
The snippet I provided is deep in html - is there a fast way to grab the entire structure?
– Crez43
Nov 8 at 17:40
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I tried to access the second inner div node. Here is the structure:
<div class = "bPageBlock brandSecondaryBrd bDetailBlock secondaryPalette" id="ep">
<div class ="pbHeader"></div>
<div class ="pbBody"></div>
Through ChroPath add on, with the below xpath it can match the
"pbHeader" class
"html/body/div[4]/div[1]"
While trying with the same logic to access the pbBody class it is not pointed to that div node.
"html/body/div[4]/div[2]"
I have to access the element inside pbBody div class.
c# selenium selenium-webdriver xpath
edited Nov 8 at 17:37
DebanjanB
35.4k73271
asked Nov 8 at 16:46
Crez43
1
I tried to access the second inner div node. Here is the structure:
<div class = "bPageBlock brandSecondaryBrd bDetailBlock secondaryPalette" id="ep">
<div class ="pbHeader"></div>
<div class ="pbBody"></div>
Through ChroPath add on, with the below xpath it can match the
"pbHeader" class
"html/body/div[4]/div[1]"
While trying with the same logic to access the pbBody class it is not pointed to that div node.
"html/body/div[4]/div[2]"
I have to access the element inside pbBody div class.
c# selenium selenium-webdriver xpath
c# selenium selenium-webdriver xpath
edited Nov 8 at 17:37
DebanjanB
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asked Nov 8 at 16:46
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edited Nov 8 at 17:37
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asked Nov 8 at 16:46
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could you share entire snippet of HTML.
– Ashok kumar Ganesan
Nov 8 at 16:48
The snippet I provided is deep in html - is there a fast way to grab the entire structure?
– Crez43
Nov 8 at 17:40
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could you share entire snippet of HTML.
– Ashok kumar Ganesan
Nov 8 at 16:48
The snippet I provided is deep in html - is there a fast way to grab the entire structure?
– Crez43
Nov 8 at 17:40
2
2
could you share entire snippet of HTML.
– Ashok kumar Ganesan
Nov 8 at 16:48
could you share entire snippet of HTML.
– Ashok kumar Ganesan
Nov 8 at 16:48
The snippet I provided is deep in html - is there a fast way to grab the entire structure?
– Crez43
Nov 8 at 17:40
The snippet I provided is deep in html - is there a fast way to grab the entire structure?
– Crez43
Nov 8 at 17:40
add a comment |
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For something simple like this, you should use CSS selectors.
#ep > div.pbHeader
#ep > div.pbBody
If you've omitted some HTML in your question, you might need to remove the > indicating child, e.g.
#ep div.pbHeader
#ep div.pbBody
But... if you must use XPath, you can use the below
//[@id='ep']/div[@class='pbBody']
answered Nov 8 at 19:58
JeffC
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Generally, if you're trying to find a bug in your code, having someone on the sidelines telling you to rewrite the thing in a different programming language is just an unwanted distraction. Switching technologies every time you hit a minor obstacle is not a good way to make progress.
– Michael Kay
Nov 8 at 20:29
@MichaelKay Selenium has many locator types available. Switching from XPath to CSS selectors is not a different programming language nor a different technology. There are a number of reasons not to use XPath but I won't go into all that here. You can google, if you are interested.
– JeffC
Nov 8 at 20:36
@MichaelKay ...but I take your point. I've added an XPath example, if you want to provide some feedback since you are an actual XPath expert. :)
– JeffC
Nov 8 at 20:40
1
I'm not saying that using CSS rather than XPath is the wrong approach (on the contrary, CSS was designed for HTML and XPath wasn't); just that I don't think you should make decisions like that in response to this kind of problem. (I can't help debug the XPath here because we don't know enough about the HTML.)
– Michael Kay
Nov 8 at 22:09
1
Certainly agree with you that people trying to write XPath expressions with no attempt to learn the syntax or semantics of the language except by looking at examples is a major plague.
– Michael Kay
Nov 9 at 8:02
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Instead of absolute xpath you should use relative xpath as follows:
driver.FindElement(By.XPath("//div[@class='bPageBlock brandSecondaryBrd bDetailBlock secondaryPalette' and @id='ep']//div[@class='pbBody']"));
answered Nov 8 at 17:37
DebanjanB
35.4k73271
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checking classes when your element relies on@id='ep'is redundant. Also you are making a lot of assumptions here: what if classes are not always int he same order? what ifepis not static id?
– Kiril S.
Nov 8 at 17:42
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2 Answers
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For something simple like this, you should use CSS selectors.
#ep > div.pbHeader
#ep > div.pbBody
If you've omitted some HTML in your question, you might need to remove the > indicating child, e.g.
#ep div.pbHeader
#ep div.pbBody
But... if you must use XPath, you can use the below
//[@id='ep']/div[@class='pbBody']
answered Nov 8 at 19:58
JeffC
11.7k41435
1
Generally, if you're trying to find a bug in your code, having someone on the sidelines telling you to rewrite the thing in a different programming language is just an unwanted distraction. Switching technologies every time you hit a minor obstacle is not a good way to make progress.
– Michael Kay
Nov 8 at 20:29
@MichaelKay Selenium has many locator types available. Switching from XPath to CSS selectors is not a different programming language nor a different technology. There are a number of reasons not to use XPath but I won't go into all that here. You can google, if you are interested.
– JeffC
Nov 8 at 20:36
@MichaelKay ...but I take your point. I've added an XPath example, if you want to provide some feedback since you are an actual XPath expert. :)
– JeffC
Nov 8 at 20:40
1
I'm not saying that using CSS rather than XPath is the wrong approach (on the contrary, CSS was designed for HTML and XPath wasn't); just that I don't think you should make decisions like that in response to this kind of problem. (I can't help debug the XPath here because we don't know enough about the HTML.)
– Michael Kay
Nov 8 at 22:09
1
Certainly agree with you that people trying to write XPath expressions with no attempt to learn the syntax or semantics of the language except by looking at examples is a major plague.
– Michael Kay
Nov 9 at 8:02
|
show 1 more comment
up vote
0
down vote
For something simple like this, you should use CSS selectors.
#ep > div.pbHeader
#ep > div.pbBody
If you've omitted some HTML in your question, you might need to remove the > indicating child, e.g.
#ep div.pbHeader
#ep div.pbBody
But... if you must use XPath, you can use the below
//[@id='ep']/div[@class='pbBody']
answered Nov 8 at 19:58
JeffC
11.7k41435
1
Generally, if you're trying to find a bug in your code, having someone on the sidelines telling you to rewrite the thing in a different programming language is just an unwanted distraction. Switching technologies every time you hit a minor obstacle is not a good way to make progress.
– Michael Kay
Nov 8 at 20:29
@MichaelKay Selenium has many locator types available. Switching from XPath to CSS selectors is not a different programming language nor a different technology. There are a number of reasons not to use XPath but I won't go into all that here. You can google, if you are interested.
– JeffC
Nov 8 at 20:36
@MichaelKay ...but I take your point. I've added an XPath example, if you want to provide some feedback since you are an actual XPath expert. :)
– JeffC
Nov 8 at 20:40
1
I'm not saying that using CSS rather than XPath is the wrong approach (on the contrary, CSS was designed for HTML and XPath wasn't); just that I don't think you should make decisions like that in response to this kind of problem. (I can't help debug the XPath here because we don't know enough about the HTML.)
– Michael Kay
Nov 8 at 22:09
1
Certainly agree with you that people trying to write XPath expressions with no attempt to learn the syntax or semantics of the language except by looking at examples is a major plague.
– Michael Kay
Nov 9 at 8:02
|
show 1 more comment
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
For something simple like this, you should use CSS selectors.
#ep > div.pbHeader
#ep > div.pbBody
If you've omitted some HTML in your question, you might need to remove the > indicating child, e.g.
#ep div.pbHeader
#ep div.pbBody
But... if you must use XPath, you can use the below
//[@id='ep']/div[@class='pbBody']
answered Nov 8 at 19:58
JeffC
11.7k41435
For something simple like this, you should use CSS selectors.
#ep > div.pbHeader
#ep > div.pbBody
If you've omitted some HTML in your question, you might need to remove the > indicating child, e.g.
#ep div.pbHeader
#ep div.pbBody
But... if you must use XPath, you can use the below
//[@id='ep']/div[@class='pbBody']
answered Nov 8 at 19:58
JeffC
11.7k41435
edited Nov 8 at 20:38
answered Nov 8 at 19:58
JeffC
11.7k41435
answered Nov 8 at 19:58
JeffC
11.7k41435
answered Nov 8 at 19:58
JeffC
11.7k41435
11.7k41435
1
Generally, if you're trying to find a bug in your code, having someone on the sidelines telling you to rewrite the thing in a different programming language is just an unwanted distraction. Switching technologies every time you hit a minor obstacle is not a good way to make progress.
– Michael Kay
Nov 8 at 20:29
@MichaelKay Selenium has many locator types available. Switching from XPath to CSS selectors is not a different programming language nor a different technology. There are a number of reasons not to use XPath but I won't go into all that here. You can google, if you are interested.
– JeffC
Nov 8 at 20:36
@MichaelKay ...but I take your point. I've added an XPath example, if you want to provide some feedback since you are an actual XPath expert. :)
– JeffC
Nov 8 at 20:40
1
I'm not saying that using CSS rather than XPath is the wrong approach (on the contrary, CSS was designed for HTML and XPath wasn't); just that I don't think you should make decisions like that in response to this kind of problem. (I can't help debug the XPath here because we don't know enough about the HTML.)
– Michael Kay
Nov 8 at 22:09
1
Certainly agree with you that people trying to write XPath expressions with no attempt to learn the syntax or semantics of the language except by looking at examples is a major plague.
– Michael Kay
Nov 9 at 8:02
|
show 1 more comment
1
Generally, if you're trying to find a bug in your code, having someone on the sidelines telling you to rewrite the thing in a different programming language is just an unwanted distraction. Switching technologies every time you hit a minor obstacle is not a good way to make progress.
– Michael Kay
Nov 8 at 20:29
@MichaelKay Selenium has many locator types available. Switching from XPath to CSS selectors is not a different programming language nor a different technology. There are a number of reasons not to use XPath but I won't go into all that here. You can google, if you are interested.
– JeffC
Nov 8 at 20:36
@MichaelKay ...but I take your point. I've added an XPath example, if you want to provide some feedback since you are an actual XPath expert. :)
– JeffC
Nov 8 at 20:40
1
I'm not saying that using CSS rather than XPath is the wrong approach (on the contrary, CSS was designed for HTML and XPath wasn't); just that I don't think you should make decisions like that in response to this kind of problem. (I can't help debug the XPath here because we don't know enough about the HTML.)
– Michael Kay
Nov 8 at 22:09
1
Certainly agree with you that people trying to write XPath expressions with no attempt to learn the syntax or semantics of the language except by looking at examples is a major plague.
– Michael Kay
Nov 9 at 8:02
1
1
Generally, if you're trying to find a bug in your code, having someone on the sidelines telling you to rewrite the thing in a different programming language is just an unwanted distraction. Switching technologies every time you hit a minor obstacle is not a good way to make progress.
– Michael Kay
Nov 8 at 20:29
Generally, if you're trying to find a bug in your code, having someone on the sidelines telling you to rewrite the thing in a different programming language is just an unwanted distraction. Switching technologies every time you hit a minor obstacle is not a good way to make progress.
– Michael Kay
Nov 8 at 20:29
@MichaelKay Selenium has many locator types available. Switching from XPath to CSS selectors is not a different programming language nor a different technology. There are a number of reasons not to use XPath but I won't go into all that here. You can google, if you are interested.
– JeffC
Nov 8 at 20:36
@MichaelKay Selenium has many locator types available. Switching from XPath to CSS selectors is not a different programming language nor a different technology. There are a number of reasons not to use XPath but I won't go into all that here. You can google, if you are interested.
– JeffC
Nov 8 at 20:36
@MichaelKay ...but I take your point. I've added an XPath example, if you want to provide some feedback since you are an actual XPath expert. :)
– JeffC
Nov 8 at 20:40
@MichaelKay ...but I take your point. I've added an XPath example, if you want to provide some feedback since you are an actual XPath expert. :)
– JeffC
Nov 8 at 20:40
1
1
I'm not saying that using CSS rather than XPath is the wrong approach (on the contrary, CSS was designed for HTML and XPath wasn't); just that I don't think you should make decisions like that in response to this kind of problem. (I can't help debug the XPath here because we don't know enough about the HTML.)
– Michael Kay
Nov 8 at 22:09
I'm not saying that using CSS rather than XPath is the wrong approach (on the contrary, CSS was designed for HTML and XPath wasn't); just that I don't think you should make decisions like that in response to this kind of problem. (I can't help debug the XPath here because we don't know enough about the HTML.)
– Michael Kay
Nov 8 at 22:09
1
1
Certainly agree with you that people trying to write XPath expressions with no attempt to learn the syntax or semantics of the language except by looking at examples is a major plague.
– Michael Kay
Nov 9 at 8:02
Certainly agree with you that people trying to write XPath expressions with no attempt to learn the syntax or semantics of the language except by looking at examples is a major plague.
– Michael Kay
Nov 9 at 8:02
|
show 1 more comment
up vote
-1
down vote
Instead of absolute xpath you should use relative xpath as follows:
driver.FindElement(By.XPath("//div[@class='bPageBlock brandSecondaryBrd bDetailBlock secondaryPalette' and @id='ep']//div[@class='pbBody']"));
answered Nov 8 at 17:37
DebanjanB
35.4k73271
2
checking classes when your element relies on@id='ep'is redundant. Also you are making a lot of assumptions here: what if classes are not always int he same order? what ifepis not static id?
– Kiril S.
Nov 8 at 17:42
add a comment |
up vote
-1
down vote
Instead of absolute xpath you should use relative xpath as follows:
driver.FindElement(By.XPath("//div[@class='bPageBlock brandSecondaryBrd bDetailBlock secondaryPalette' and @id='ep']//div[@class='pbBody']"));
answered Nov 8 at 17:37
DebanjanB
35.4k73271
2
checking classes when your element relies on@id='ep'is redundant. Also you are making a lot of assumptions here: what if classes are not always int he same order? what ifepis not static id?
– Kiril S.
Nov 8 at 17:42
add a comment |
up vote
-1
down vote
up vote
-1
down vote
Instead of absolute xpath you should use relative xpath as follows:
driver.FindElement(By.XPath("//div[@class='bPageBlock brandSecondaryBrd bDetailBlock secondaryPalette' and @id='ep']//div[@class='pbBody']"));
answered Nov 8 at 17:37
DebanjanB
35.4k73271
Instead of absolute xpath you should use relative xpath as follows:
driver.FindElement(By.XPath("//div[@class='bPageBlock brandSecondaryBrd bDetailBlock secondaryPalette' and @id='ep']//div[@class='pbBody']"));
answered Nov 8 at 17:37
DebanjanB
35.4k73271
answered Nov 8 at 17:37
DebanjanB
35.4k73271
answered Nov 8 at 17:37
DebanjanB
35.4k73271
answered Nov 8 at 17:37
DebanjanB
35.4k73271
35.4k73271
2
checking classes when your element relies on@id='ep'is redundant. Also you are making a lot of assumptions here: what if classes are not always int he same order? what ifepis not static id?
– Kiril S.
Nov 8 at 17:42
add a comment |
2
checking classes when your element relies on@id='ep'is redundant. Also you are making a lot of assumptions here: what if classes are not always int he same order? what ifepis not static id?
– Kiril S.
Nov 8 at 17:42
2
2
checking classes when your element relies on
@id='ep' is redundant. Also you are making a lot of assumptions here: what if classes are not always int he same order? what if ep is not static id?– Kiril S.
Nov 8 at 17:42
checking classes when your element relies on
@id='ep' is redundant. Also you are making a lot of assumptions here: what if classes are not always int he same order? what if ep is not static id?– Kiril S.
Nov 8 at 17:42
add a comment |
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could you share entire snippet of HTML.
– Ashok kumar Ganesan
Nov 8 at 16:48
The snippet I provided is deep in html - is there a fast way to grab the entire structure?
– Crez43
Nov 8 at 17:40