Unable to use Variable in XPath in Eclipse - Selenium

Question

I need to pass values from excel sheet ( stored in variable api ) to XPATH in eclipse (java - Selenium).

I tried several options but none works. Please guide.

Here is my line of code.

String appcode = //input[contains(@id,'app') and contains(@type,'text') and ancestor::div[contains(@id, '+api+')]]

When i hardcode the value of api as below it works.

String appcode="//input[contains(@id,'app') and contains(@type,'text') and ancestor::div[contains(@id, 'setmember')]]";

Isnt it this easy?

Appreciate your help

pk

Pavel Janicek · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-23 07:49:20Z

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you probably did not end the String constructor properly. Try this:

String appcode = "//input[contains(@id,'app') and contains(@type,'text') and ancestor::div[contains(@id, '" +api+" ')]]";

My assumption is, that api variable is type String

answered Apr 23, 2012 at 7:49

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Also, a quick start guide (a first link from Google) on String concatenation so you know what's happening: java-samples.com/showtutorial.php?tutorialid=217

CosminO · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-23 11:15:31Z

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you can use \" so you would have something like

String appcode ="//input[contains(@id,\" "+[VARIABLE]+ " \")[..] ";

answered Apr 23, 2012 at 11:15

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