How to extract the text "152" from the textnode using Selenium

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I need to extract the xpath for the number 152. The xpath that I created extracts the text after 152 which is "Test" but excludes the number 152. I need to get this count.

I am using below xpath :

//div\[@class='filter_filter__5H_fi'\]/h1

Not sure how to get this.

Tag your binding language, please. Also `"152"` is a text node, you cannot parse `.text()[1]` within selenium. — cruisepandey, Apr 01 '22 at 11:17

undetected Selenium · Accepted Answer · 2022-04-01T11:28:20.770

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As per the HTML:

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both the text 152 and Test are within their respective text nodes.

Solution

To retrive the text 152 you can use either of the following locator strategies:

Using Java, cssSelector and firstChild:

WebElement = driver.findElement(By.cssSelector("div.filter_filter__5H_fi > h1"));
System.out.println(((JavaScriptExecutor)driver).executeScript("return arguments[0].firstChild.textContent;", element).toString());

Using Python, xpath and firstChild:

parent_element = driver.find_element(By.XPATH, "//div[@class='filter_filter__5H_fi']/h1")
print(driver.execute_script('return arguments[0].firstChild.textContent;', parent_element).strip())

edited Apr 01 '22 at 11:28

answered Apr 01 '22 at 10:48

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I tried using "//div[@class='filter_filter__5H_fi']/h1/text()[1]" but it throws error : "The result of this xpath is an Object.text, it should be an element." – Nilesh Ambestha Apr 01 '22 at 10:55
I didn't either suggested that. Just copy paste the lines of code and let me know the result. – undetected Selenium Apr 01 '22 at 10:56
Thanks. I tried running the first code but it still returns only the second element " Test". – Nilesh Ambestha Apr 01 '22 at 11:26
My bad, there was a typo which I have fixed now. Let me know the status. – undetected Selenium Apr 01 '22 at 11:28
That worked !!! thanks a lot ! Can this only be achieved by using javascript executor ? Cant we have a straight xpath for this ? Let me know. – Nilesh Ambestha Apr 04 '22 at 06:40
@NileshAmbestha You can do do it with a css/xpath, but definitely that's going to be complex one. Using _javascript executor_ is the ideal and easiest approach in case of text nodes. – undetected Selenium Apr 04 '22 at 07:35

How to extract the text "152" from the textnode using Selenium

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