How to use regex in php xpath query ($xpath->query)?

Question

I would like to search links that contain "click" or "click here" text as anchor text.

If it matches then it should return href values.

Can someone tell me how to use regex here?

@RocketHazmat I'm a noob. Thats why i'm asking this question. It seems like I should use contains function. Can you tell me how to use that function to match my text? — michael
– michael, Commented Apr 26, 2013 at 16:01
I'm not an xpath whiz, but I think this will work: //a[contains(text(), "click here")]. — gen_Eric
– gen_Eric, Commented Apr 26, 2013 at 16:02

gen_Eric · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-26 16:00:29Z

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You can't use regex with PHP's DOMXPath. matches() was added in XPath 2.0, but DOMXPath only supports XPath 1.0.

You can try using contains():

//a[contains(text(), "click here")]

answered Apr 26, 2013 at 16:00

gen_Eric

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Does it also match if the anchor link has the text something like click here to visit ?