XPath for element which contains non unique nested element

Question

Wondering is anybody can help me finding an xpath for the following element on a page

I am creating a test for the following question - I have been able to find an xpath for the Q1 is registered user portion but I would like to find an xpath which selects is reigstered user and also the Yes answer

Below is the HTML of the element

<div ng-show="resultsVm.eligibilityResults.questionAnswerPairs.length &amp;&amp; doesBusinessExist" class="row show-grid" ng-repeat="eligibilityResult in resultsVm.eligibilityResults.questionAnswerPairs">
        <div class="col-md-8">
            <label>
                Q1. Is Registered User?
            </label>
        </div>
        <div class="col-md-2">
            <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-ok" ng-class="{
              'glyphicon-ok' : (eligibilityResult.answer.answerCode == 'Y')
              , 'glyphicon-remove' : (eligibilityResult.answer.answerCode == 'N')
              , 'glyphicon-flag' : (eligibilityResult.answer.answerCode == 'O')
              }" aria-hidden="true"></span>  Yes
        </div>
    </div>

Which element you'd like to select? Also share your current XPath — JaSON, Feb 02 '21 at 12:34

undetected Selenium · Answer 1 · 2021-02-02T12:45:18.090

To click on the element with text as Yes you can use either of the following Locator Strategies:

Using Java and xpath:

driver.findElement(By.xpath("//label[contains(., 'Is Registered User')]//following::div[./span[contains(@ng-class, 'answerCode')]]")).click();

Using Python and XPATH:

driver.find_element(By.XPATH, "//label[contains(., 'Is Registered User')]//following::div[./span[contains(@ng-class, 'answerCode')]]").click()

Ideally, to click on the element you need to induce WebDriverWait for the element_to_be_clickable() and you can use either of the following Locator Strategies:

Using Java and xpath:

new WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(By.xpath("//label[contains(., 'Is Registered User')]//following::div[./span[contains(@ng-class, 'answerCode')]]"))).click();

Using Python and XPATH:

WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "//label[contains(., 'Is Registered User')]//following::div[./span[contains(@ng-class, 'answerCode')]]"))).click()

Note: For Python clients you have to add the following imports :

from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 02 '21 at 13:24

Use following xpaths:

To get question:

//label[contains(text(),"Q1. Is Registered User?")]

To get answer of specific question:

//label[contains(text(),"User")]/ancestor::div[@class="row show-grid"]//*[text()[contains(.,"Yes") or contains(.,"No")]]

XPath for element which contains non unique nested element

2 Answers2

Use following xpaths:

Here we are getting the parent of the question and then go back to the answer