how can we find elements using xpath without tag name?

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I'm looking to find all elements with a specific class, there can be multiple type of tags with that class name. Suppose I have div s, span s, p s, with same class and I need to find all of them based on class. How can i do it.

I tried:

//[contains(@class,'x')]

this doesn't work. Please suggest how I can achieve it.

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 29 '13 at 10:00

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You can try this

//*[@class="x"]

edited Jul 29 '13 at 10:00

choroba

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answered Jul 29 '13 at 09:31

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Well I don't know if it's a miracle but I find you always giving answer's on the posts on which I am giving, its funny! :P Isn't it? :D – Mohammad Areeb Siddiqui Jul 29 '13 at 09:33
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@MohammadAreebSiddiqui I give answers on almost all sensible CSS questions, you can see my profile :D – Mr. Alien Jul 29 '13 at 09:36
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@MohammadAreebSiddiqui btw you are just 13 and that's impressive :) – Mr. Alien Jul 29 '13 at 09:40
That does not work for space separated classes. so `class="big red box"` would not match. – Anthony Jul 29 '13 at 09:41
@Mr.Alien I am doing it from 7 :) – Mohammad Areeb Siddiqui Jul 29 '13 at 09:41
@MohammadAreebSiddiqui that's really great :) – Mr. Alien Jul 29 '13 at 09:42
@Anthony looking at the op's code, I think he is interested to target elements with only class x – Mr. Alien Jul 29 '13 at 09:42
@Mr.Alien I like to work for someone and I am on fiverr please promote my talent :P :D – Mohammad Areeb Siddiqui Jul 29 '13 at 09:43
@MohammadAreebSiddiqui Sure, let me know if you need any help, busy these days with the office thingy but whenever you need any help you can tell me.. – Mr. Alien Jul 29 '13 at 09:44

Mohammad Areeb Siddiqui · Answer 2 · 2013-07-29T10:37:14.010

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Try this:

//*[contains(concat(' ', normalize-space(@class), ' '), ' $classname ')]

You should use * to get all the elements.

Resource: XPath Select Element by Class

edited Jul 29 '13 at 10:37

answered Jul 29 '13 at 09:32

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`' $classname '` is a literal string, not a concatenation of spaces with the value of the `$classname` variable. – LarsH Jul 29 '13 at 14:25

how can we find elements using xpath without tag name?

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