It is a flexible and powerful language for querying xml or (x) html elements of a document and xslt transformations over the DOM, which is a W3C standard .
What is XPath in ZennoPoster for?
For parsing sites (action Parse data)
To find and interact with elements on a web page
Can be used in the Action Designer
Using XPath, you can implement a more versatile and robust data search algorithm in comparison with regular expressions. This query language allows you to significantly simplify the logic of parsers and thereby speed up their development.
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ZennoPoster has a built-in X\Json Path Tester with which you can test the composed expression.
You can also compose and test an XPath expression in the DevTools window: open the DevTools window, press ctrl + f to call the search bar and enter the XPath expression into it:
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Expression | Description |
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(table/tbody/tr)[last()] | last <tr> row from all tables |
(//h1|//h2)[contains(text(), 'Text')] | a first or second level heading that contains "Text" |
a[//tr/@data-id=@data-id] | all links whose data-id attribute matches the same attribute for a table row |
Useful links
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