Xpath for element with different XML structure

Question

An element can have two views of XML:

1.

<div class="GRUPP_FLG">
    <div role="radiogroup">
        <div class="radioButton">
            <div role="radio" aria-label="Yes">
                <input type="radio">
                <span>Yes</span>
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="radioButton">
            <div role="radio" aria-label="No">
                <input type="radio">
                <span>No</span>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>

2.

<div class="GRUPP_FLG">
    <div>
        <span title="No" class="readonlyField">
            No
        </span>
    </div>
</div>

In the first case, I need to click on radiobutton.

WebElement radioButton = elementWithRadiogroup.findElement(By.xpath(".//*[@aria-label='No']"));
radioButton.click();

In the second case, I need check that span has a class readonlyField

if(!elementWithSpan.getAttribute("class").contains("readonlyField"))
    throw new AutotestError("Error");

if use

//div[contains(@class, 'GRUPP_FLG')](//*[@role='radiogroup'] | //span[contains(@class, 'readonlyField')])

then happens error:

org.openqa.selenium.InvalidSelectorException: invalid selector: Unable to locate an element with the XPath expression 
because of the following error: SyntaxError: Failed to execute 'evaluate' on 'Document'

How could I get XPath?

Remove the round bracket s from the xpath.

Guy
– Guy

2019-12-12 12:41:35 +00:00
Commented Dec 12, 2019 at 12:41 — Guy
– Guy, Commented Dec 12, 2019 at 12:41

KunduK · Accepted Answer · 2019-12-12 15:51:13Z

1

Try the below Xpath this should work for you.

//div[contains(@class, 'GRUPP_FLG')]//*[self::*[@role='radiogroup'] | self::span[contains(@class, 'readonlyField')]]

EDIT:

//div[contains(@class, 'GRUPP_FLG')]//*[self::input | self::span[contains(@class, 'readonlyField')]]

Snapshot:

edited Dec 12, 2019 at 15:51

answered Dec 12, 2019 at 12:39

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NeverSleeps Over a year ago

Why for //div[contains(@class, 'GRUPP_FLG')]//*[self::input | self::span[contains(@class, 'readonlyField')] may happens error:

SyntaxError: Failed to execute 'evaluate' on 'Document': The string  '//div[contains(@class, 'GRUPP_FLG')]//*[self::input | self::span[contains(@class, 'readonlyField')]' is not a valid XPath expression.

?

KunduK Over a year ago

@NeverSleeps : You have missed the end bracket. I have edited that.Hope this will work for you.

NeverSleeps Over a year ago

thanks for your help alas, the bracket did not help."//*[self::input | self::span]" works, but //*[self::input | self::span[contains(@class, 'readonlyField')]] fails

KunduK Over a year ago

@NeverSleeps : Strange.When I am using your example I can see three elements are selected.Check the snapshot.

NeverSleeps Over a year ago

I swapped elements and it worked. //*[self::span[contains(@class, 'cpbReadonlyField')] | self::input] Thanks!

undetected Selenium · Accepted Answer · 2019-12-12 13:30:52Z

0

To validate if the <span> has the class readonlyField you can use:

try {
  driver.findElement(By.xpath("//div[@class='GRUPP_FLG']/div/span[@title='No' and @class='readonlyField']"))
  System.out.println("span has the class readonlyField");
}
catch(NoSuchElementException e) {
  System.out.println("span doesn't have the class readonlyField");
}

edited Dec 12, 2019 at 13:30

answered Dec 12, 2019 at 13:00

undetected Selenium

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