Reputation: 7819
...More <book></book> objects here
<book>
<author>John</author>
<price>50</price>
</book>
<book>
<author>Henry</author>
<price>60</price>
</book>
... More <book></book> objects here
I want to get the price
value of the book with author John
This is my failed attempt //book//[self::author//text()="john"].//price
What is the right query to get this price
detail?
Upvotes: 0
Views: 79
Reputation: 2961
try this way:
//book[author= 'John']/price/text()
this will return : 50
I f you want to get the price element, you should use the following expression:
//book[author= 'John']/price
it returns : <price>50</price>
notice that XML is case sensitive. so, john
and John
are different values.
Upvotes: 5
Reputation: 369
I used this site to test some xpaths out. Xpath Tester seems //book//price worked fine to return the price.
Upvotes: -2