XPath Contains(), Text(), Starts-With(): Enhance your skills by practicing XPath Contains(), Text(), Starts-With() syntax with our given sample HTML codes and interactive exercises, designed to help you master selecting elements in HTML and XML documents.

XPath Tips and Syntax For This Page Exercise:

Using Contains()

Contains() is useful for identifying elements with dynamic attributes or partial matches.

//HTML tag[contains(@attribute_name,'attribute_value')]
or
//*[contains(@attribute_name,'attribute_value')]
    

Using text()

Selects the text content of an element.

//*[text()='testdata.com']
    

Using starts-with()

//HTMLtag[starts-with(@attribute_name,'attribute_value')]
or
//*[starts-with(@attribute_name,'attribute_value')]

Example:
driver.get("https://www.example.com");
List elements = driver.findElements(By.xpath("//*[starts-with(@class, 'example-')]"));
    

Using ID, Class, Style Attribute

//HTMLtag[@attribute_name='attribute_value']
or
//*[@attribute_name='attribute_value']
    

Using AND

//input[@id='Email' and @name='Email']
or
//*[@id='Email' and @name='Email']