I am working on a project in which automation is done using Appium Tool. I felt it difficult to track the XPath of an Image or Textbox in Eclipse while scripting. Sometimes the XPath will be given as a Trial and Error method.
So is there any way to track the XPath easily or wisely from Eclipse?
You can press F12 key in chrome and right click on the element you want to get and click on inspect element. Now you shall see the console with corresponding attributes,Now right click at the console will give you required xpath.
Also Firebug an adddon of mozilla is helpful
Try to use Firebug + Firepath plugins for Mozilla Firefox. It makes getting locators easier.
You can use xpath finder - Firefox plugin!!! Just right click on the element and select "View xpath".
Generally speaking, you won't use Eclipse directly for a task like this. If you are writing automated tests using a tool like Appium or Selenium, you will likely want to open the app under test in a mainstream browser such as Chrome or Firefox. Firefox seems to be the more popular choice for development/testing, so I'd recommend that.
If you are testing a mobile web app, I'd still recommend opening it up in a desktop browser using Firefox since the tools are pretty good already. You can run tests in whatever environment makes sense, but you should consider developing tests using a mainstream browser like Firefox or Chrome.
To identify elements you would like to locate using xpath queries or otherwise, use the Firebug extension as noted in other answers.
I recommend firefinder with firebug. Because firepath in some cases follows universal selector, That is not time efficient.
Landed here when looking for the answer but figured out myself and thought someone would benefit.
