What is Valid Xpath for link extract by div class name?

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Here is html code:

<div class="poster">
<a href="/title/tt2091935/mediaviewer/rm4278707200?ref_=tt_ov_i"> <img alt="Mr. Right Poster" title="Mr. Right Poster" src="http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BOTcxNjUyOTMwOV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMzUxMDk4NzE@._V1_UX182_CR0,0,182,268_AL_.jpg" itemprop="image">
</a>    </div>

I want to know exact Xpath as if i found href link. I try with //a/@href[@class='poster'] but it's doesn't work

Yes, which is why you'd use it as a criterion for div, not a or @href. — Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams, Commented Jun 13, 2016 at 21:41

simpleigh · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-13 21:38:14Z

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The <div> contains the <a> so you can use that to navigate:

//div[@class='poster']/a/@href

Remember that the "poster" class is defined on the <div> not on the <a> so that's where you need to apply the predicate.

//div returns all <div> elements
[@class='poster'] is a predicate that filters by class
/a returns all <a> elements that are children of those <div>s
/@href gives us the attribute we want

Depending on the system you're using you might need to wrap the whole expression in text() in order to bring back the attribute data rather than the DOM node.

answered Jun 13, 2016 at 21:38

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