how to get a node based on the field name value from xml?

Question

I need to get the C node that has the field (name = p and value = 4)

How to get this without using index?

<A>
    <B>
        <C>
            <field name="p" value="1"/>
            <field name="q" value="2"/>
        </C>
        <C>
            <field name="p" value="3"/>
            <field name="q" value="4"/>
        </C>
    </B>
</A>

Possible duplicate of XPath to select Element by attribute value — Quentin
– Quentin, Commented May 17, 2019 at 8:50
there is no node name = p and value = 4 on your example of xml file? — KunduK
– KunduK, Commented May 17, 2019 at 9:09

KunduK · Accepted Answer · 2019-05-17 10:13:53Z

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Try the following Xpath.

//field[@name="q"][@value="4"]/..

edited May 17, 2019 at 10:13

answered May 17, 2019 at 9:25

KunduK

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4 Comments

IllegalSkillsException Over a year ago

thanks for the suggestion. however I was trying to get the <C> node that has <field name="q" value="4"/>. (editing my question now)

KunduK Over a year ago

Edited Try now.

IllegalSkillsException Over a year ago

this did the trick //C//field[@name="q"][@value="4"]/.. pls add this to your solution, so that i can mark it as the answer

KunduK Over a year ago

Your question was not clear to me earlier.If you asked that you want get parent tag of given child tag it would have been better.Updated it thanks.

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