Uploaded March 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Understanding and constructing better reliable relative xpaths.


Xpath Basics
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Symbols:


/ := child


// := Descendant


//* := all elements


. := self


.. := parent


@ := attribute


* := wildcard

[] := of something

::




Operators:


and

or

=

!=

| := union

Functions:

position()
count(element)
text()
name()

contains()
starts-with()
ends-with()


Order selectors


first-child
nth-child(n)
last-child

Other

following
following-sibling
preceding
preceding-sibling


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