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Harry Kim
Harry Kim

Reputation: 51

How to locate exact text on xpath element?

I am trying to locate the xpath that matches the exact text "Manufacturer" but it is not working.

I cannot use "contains" as there is another xpath element that has text "Discontinued by Manufacturer" in it. I need a solution where I can use the same thing on other urls which sometimes doesn't have other elements containing the text "Manufacturer" like "Discontinued by Manufacturer" and has only just the "Manufacturer"

The url is https://www.amazon.com/BEAKEY-Foundation-Blending-Flawless-Multi-colored/dp/B01F36JEXE/ref=sr_1_22?dchild=1&keywords=cosmetics&qid=1625014752&sr=8-22 if anyone needs a reference

here is what I'm seeing when I try to search for "Manufacturer" image of error

Upvotes: 0

Views: 179

Answers (3)

Michael Kay
Michael Kay

Reputation: 163625

If you want to match the content of a text node or element exactly, use the "=" operator, not contains().

It's a common XPath mistake to use contains() in place of "=". In fact, it's a common mistake to guess what a function does from its name, rather than reading the spec.

Upvotes: 1

cruisepandey
cruisepandey

Reputation: 29382

There are 4 Manufacturer on that page.

you can try this xpath :

(//ul[contains(@class, 'a-unordered-list')]/descendant::span[@class='a-text-bold'])[1]

to match

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No

and

(//ul[contains(@class, 'a-unordered-list')]/descendant::span[@class='a-text-bold'])[5]

to match :

Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ BEAKEY

Upvotes: 1

Prophet
Prophet

Reputation: 33361

Since there are 2 span elements with text "Manufacturer" this should fit there:

"(//span[contains(text(),'Manufacturer')])[last()]"

Upvotes: 1

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