How to locate the element using xpath through Selenium

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Code trial:

By.xpath("//*[contains(@class,'a-size-mini a-spacing-none a-color-base s-line-clamp-2') and contains(text(), \"Men's Downshifter 9 Training Shoes\")]"));

HTML:

<h2 class="a-size-mini a-spacing-none a-color-base s-line-clamp-2">
    <a class="a-link-normal a-text-normal" href="/Nike-Downshifter-Running-Shoes-Anthracite/dp/B07H84PMGS/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&amp;keywords=NIKE+TRAINERS+FOR+MEN&amp;qid=1578766779&amp;sr=8-3">
    
<span class="a-size-base-plus a-color-base a-text-normal">Men's Downshifter 9 Training Shoes</span>
            
       </a>

    
</h2>

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 11 '20 at 18:31

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By.xpath("//*[contains(@class,'a-size-mini a-spacing-none a-color-base s-line-clamp-2') and contains(text(), \"Men's Downshifter 9 Training Shoes\")]]"));

Alternatives:

//h2[.='Men's Downshifter 9 Training Shoes']
//span[.='Men's Downshifter 9 Training Shoes']/ancestor::h2[1]
//h2[./a[.='Men's Downshifter 9 Training Shoes']]

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 11 '20 at 21:37

To locate the element you can use either of the following xpath based Locator Strategies:

Using xpath and text():

By.xpath("//span[text()=\"Men's Downshifter 9 Training Shoes\"]"));

Using xpath and contains():

By.xpath("//span[@class='a-size-base-plus a-color-base a-text-normal' and contains(., 's Downshifter 9 Training Shoes')]"));

Using xpath and parent <a> tag:

By.xpath("//a[@class='a-link-normal a-text-normal' and starts-with(@href, '/Nike-Downshifter-Running-Shoes-Anthracite/dp/')]/span[@class='a-size-base-plus a-color-base a-text-normal' and contains(., 'Downshifter 9 Training Shoes')]"));

How to locate the element using xpath through Selenium

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