Xpath - How to get the text of next line at same level java

Question

I need to get the text (Bulk Template) after the text()='Template: '.

<div class="description secondary-text">
    <strong data-issue-type-field="name">Template: </strong>
    <span class="description secondary-text">Bulk Template</span>
    <strong data-issue-type-field="name">Save Locally: </strong>
    <span class="description secondary-text">c:\</span>
</div>

I've tried with this XPath expression:

//strong[@data-issue-type-field][text()='Template: ']/../span

but it retrieved two results.

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 27 '19 at 09:17

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Select the first matching element:

//strong[@data-issue-type-field][text()='Template: ']/../span[1]

answered Jun 27 '19 at 09:17

Doesn't work, try with the other word: "Save Locally: " and the result is not the next element. – Joao Gonçalves Jun 27 '19 at 09:44
Of course, for a different problem a different solution might be necessary. This approach only works if the `span` you are looking for is the *first*. Use any of the other approaches. – Jun 27 '19 at 09:48

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 27 '19 at 09:27

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The "next" element at the "same level" in XPath world is called following-sibling therefore the XPath expression you're looking for is:

//strong[contains(text(),'Template')]/following-sibling::span

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answered Jun 27 '19 at 09:27

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To be unique, we should put the index. But it works. many thanks – Joao Gonçalves Jun 27 '19 at 10:06

Xpath - How to get the text of next line at same level java

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