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user12676392
user12676392

Reputation:

How do I extract only the url from this element?

What xpath should i use to extract only the url link from the below element?

<a class="url" rel="noreferrer" onclick="redirect('https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/allsvenskan/kujovic-siktar-pa-startplats-var-naturligt-att-agera-inhoppare---nu-vill-jag-s');">Läs mer på Fotbollskanalen</a>

I have tried using the below xpath, but it only returns "Läs mer på Fotbollskanalen" and not the url itself.

a[1]/child::node()

Also tried different versions attempting to set specify the class but unable to get it right.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 60

Answers (1)

adelriosantiago
adelriosantiago

Reputation: 8124

Try this:

substring-before(substring-after(//a/@onclick, "'"),"'")

It will,

  • substring-before(substring-after(foo, "'"),"'"): Get in everything enclosed by ' in foo.
  • //a: Of the element a.
  • /@onclick: Inside the attribute onclick.

Upvotes: 1

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