Get HTML element by text

Question

Consider i have this HTML:

<span class="bla">Create New</span>

How can i get this element ?

I try:

span:contains("Create")

alecxe · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-08 15:46:13Z

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You can use the "by xpath" locator:

driver.findElement(By.xpath("//span[. = 'Create New']"));

answered Feb 8, 2016 at 15:46

alecxe

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Can i also have it with css ?

@davidhol from what I know, no, you have to use by xpath: stackoverflow.com/questions/14595149/….

What does the dot doing ?

@davidhol the "dot' refers to the span element's text.

hazra · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-08 15:55:41Z

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EDIT - xpath selector to get by text:

driver.findElement(By.xpath("//span[contains(.,'Create New')]"));

answered Feb 8, 2016 at 15:50

hazra

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The question is "Get HTML element by text".

This class named bla appears several times.

Updated to get by text.