xpath search attribute with part of string

Question

I am searching element like find_element_by_xpath('//a[@href="/requirements/22"]')

Can I search with only part of it. I mean instead of /requirements/22 something like *22?

`find_element_by_xpath('//a[contains(@href,"22")]')` – Padraic Cunningham Feb 20 '16 at 00:19 — Padraic Cunningham, Feb 20 '16 at 00:19

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 20 '16 at 00:19

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Try this one:

find_element_by_xpath('//a[ends-with(@href, "22")]')

answered Feb 20 '16 at 00:19

Andersson

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`ends-with()` is not gonna work - it is a part of XPath 2.0. – alecxe Feb 20 '16 at 03:19

Prateek · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-20T16:57:05.907

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Contains :

find_element_by_xpath('//a[contains(@href, "22")]')

Starts With:

find_element_by_xpath('//a[starts-with(@href, "22")]')

Ends With:

find_element_by_xpath('//a[starts-with(@href, "22")]')

You are also free to try combinations, Example: find_element_by_xpath('//a[starts-with(@href, "22") and contains(@href, "req")]')

edited Feb 20 '16 at 16:57

answered Feb 20 '16 at 03:01

Prateek

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:23

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You would think of using ends-with(), but it is a part of 2.0 and is not going to work in your case.

find_element_by_xpath('//a[contains(@href, "22")]')

Or, use ends-with CSS selector:

find_element_by_css_selector('a[href$=22]')

edited May 23 '17 at 12:23

Community

answered Feb 20 '16 at 03:22

alecxe

3 Answers3