Using XPath selectors with JQuery in Firebug

Question

I'm trying to use XPath selectors with JQuery, but when I drop down to firebug (for example, in the linked page), I get syntax errors for the simplest XPath expressions:

>>> jQuery('//div')
"Syntax error, unrecognized expression: //div"

Am I doing something wrong, or are xpath selectors no longer supported?

What version of jQuery are you using?

Håvard
– Håvard

2011-12-05 14:38:53 +00:00
Commented Dec 5, 2011 at 14:38 — Håvard
– Håvard, Commented Dec 5, 2011 at 14:38

soulcheck · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-06 00:14:06Z

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xpath support was dropped in jquery 1.2. You can use xpath plugin if you really need it.

edited Dec 6, 2011 at 0:14

answered Dec 5, 2011 at 14:45

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lsl Over a year ago

Would be nice if the docs reflected this...

soulcheck Over a year ago

@Louis the page you linked has a big reddish box saying it's an old api documentation and linking to the new one that doesn't have xpath selectors.

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 10:08:19Z

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XPath is not supported anymore. xpath functions not supported in jquery also talks about this.

To get all divs, use this:

>>> $('div')

or

>>> jQuery('div')

depending on your setup.

edited May 23, 2017 at 10:08

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