XPath (XML Path Language) is a query language to address nof an XML document, designed to be used by both XSLT and XPointer. It also provides basic facilities for manipulation of strings, numbers and booleans. XPath uses a compact, non-XML syntax. XPath operates on the abstract, logical structure of ...
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how to locate cursors randomly in map
there is a lot of cursors in the map
every time you refresh the map you will get another different cursors with different IDs
so i can't use the IDs :(
i want to click at any cursor, tooltip should ...
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How to handle dynamically updated params in XPath queries in Selenium?
I am new to Selenium IDE.
In my Web application, while playing back the recorded events, some internal id in XPath expression gets changed dynamically.
E.g.: (//*[@id='edit_1_undefined']) in this ...
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select random cursors on map using selenium ide
I'm using google map api in my site and I want to test the cursors on map using Selenium IDE.
Now I use this code and it works fine:
clickAt > xpath=(//map[@id='gmimap85'])
but it tests only one ...
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How to indicate an ` ` in xpath?
Say we have the following HTML code. What I want is to locate to the label element whose text is 'AgendaShowCapacity (1 remaining)' with XPath.
<div id="pageContent">
<fieldset>
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"Element is no longer attached to the DOM” StaleElementReferenceException when selecting HTML table row
I am using Selenium 2/WebDriver for automation. I have a table and am trying to select a row in it. When the test runs, I can see the row become highlighted as if it is clicked, but then immediately I ...
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Xpath captured using Selenium IDE is not running in Selenium RC for Links designed in XML
The below xpath which is captured for links in selenium IDE is not running in Selenium RC.
The links are designed in XML.
selenium.ClickAt("xpath=/html/body/div/div[2]/ul/li[3]", "");
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absolute Xpath is not working for Gmail login page
I have tested the Gmail login page and was trying to verify the Sign in label in the Gmail login page above the user name field. I am using FirePath to generate the Xpath. When I inspect the element ...
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Not able to identify tab in Selenium
Below is code for tab - account.This is third tab. I have to go on tab but I am not able to identify
<td class="buttons" nowrap="nowrap" title="Shows data of bank account"
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Cannot locate button with changing ID in Selenium
I am working on a project where I have to locate a button. I have used XPath for that, but the button's id changes on every refresh, so I am facing a problem with that. Below is a HTML excerpt. Let me ...
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WebDriver: find elements by text
I know that WebDriver can locate links through their text, using find_element_by_link_text or find_element_by_partial_link_text.
Is it possible to locate any element (such as li, div, span, ...) by ...
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Locating element by link text (anchor tag innerHTML) or xpath fails in Selenium 2.0 Webdriver
I'm using Selenium 2.0 web driver. My script keeps failing whenever I try locating something in my page. It throws an exception whether I locate the element by LinkText or by XPath.
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How to get XPath of a list element generated by AJAX?
When I type a keyword ("Documents 1.xml")
driver.findElement(By.id("documentSelect_enter")).sendKeys("Documents 1.xml");
in this field:
<input id="documentSelect_enter" type="text" ...
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Need help to frame locator for webdriver script
I have a button reach_analysis_button with id="x-auto-7".
But directly using that i am not able to locate the element from webdriver.
I tried ...
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Differences in methods to select an element based on content in XPath
Selecting an anchor link with content, such as <a>test link</a>, I can see three different ways to do it using XPath:
a[text()="test link"]
a[.="test link"]
a[contains(text(), "test ...
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Is jQuery faster than CSS/Xpath selectors for IE 8.0 in Selenium1?
I am planning to run my existing Selenium 1.x tests in IE 8.0.
After checking few blogs and reading this, I tried to run my tests using jQuery locators with the method mentioned here. My tests uses ...
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Selenium Selenium.Core v1.1.4322 - XPath not working
I've got the following XPath expression's working in firebug, that returns the correct element(s):
$x("(//input[@class='intervalInput timeInput'])")
returns two elements.
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Selenium.click not working on some anchor elements
The application that am working on was recently revamped and as part of that a new JQuery calendar was introduced. I need to click on a link in the calendar to select the time and date. However, ...
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A way to match on text using CSS locators
So I use xpath locators and slowly converting to CSS.
I haven't found a way to do an exact match based on text.
For example converting //a[text()='Log Out'].
I know you can do css=a:contains('Log ...
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Which locator do you use with Selenium CSS or XPath?
I have heard that, when using Selenium, the CSS Locator has better performance than the XPath Locator. Which Locator do you use in your tests? Have you seen a great performance improvement when using ...
