Get text value from div using selenium web driver in java

Question

I have this html :

<div class="b-datalist__item__subj">
hello
<span class="b-datalist__item__subj__snippet">hello world</span>
</div>

And I want to get only "hello" text, without "hello world". I write this code:

subject = this.driver.findElement(By.xpath("//div[@class = 'b-datalist__item__subj']")).getText();

But in console output I see "hellohello world". How can I fix it?

The <span> is inside the <div>. You'll want to look at the first child of the DIV to get that particular text node. — Chris Steele
– Chris Steele, Commented Jun 16, 2016 at 16:23
Something like //div[@class = 'b-datalist__item__subj']/text() will find the text node, I think. — Chris Steele
– Chris Steele, Commented Jun 16, 2016 at 16:59

SiKing · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-16 16:31:26Z

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You will have to "subtract" the text inside the span from the complete text in the div. Something like:

String outsideText = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//div")).getText();
String insideText = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//span")).getText();
String yourText = outsideText.replace(insideText, "");

Adjust the XPaths as necessary for your situation.

answered Jun 16, 2016 at 16:31

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Giymose Over a year ago

hmm, it's a very nice idea, but can I make it more simple with 1 xpath expression?

SiKing Over a year ago

There is no support in XPath for what you are asking.

SiKing Over a year ago

No problem. I should amend my comment above, in case anyone quotes me. :p XPath does have several substring* methods, most appropriate for your situation is probably zvon.org/comp/r/ref-XPath_2.html#Functions~substring-before . However, these are not available in Selenium; By.xpath() implements only methods that return entire XML nodes.

Smart Coder Over a year ago

can use findElement(By.cssSelector("div") though.

noor · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-16 16:04:19Z

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use the below as xpath:

//div[text()='hello']

answered Jun 16, 2016 at 16:04

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Giymose Over a year ago

I can have diff values in this tag, not only hello

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