xpath: find a node that has a given attribute whose value contains a string

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Is there an xpath way to find a node that has a given attribute whose value contains a given string?

For example I have an xml document and want to find a node where the address attribute contains the string Downing, so that I could find the following node:

<person name="blair" address="10 Downing St. London"/>

Possible duplicate of What is the correct XPath for choosing attributes that contain "foo"? — Michael Freidgeim
– Michael Freidgeim, Commented Jan 20, 2017 at 0:17

vartec · Accepted Answer · 2009-03-05 13:50:57Z

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select="//*[contains(@address,'Downing')]"

answered Mar 5, 2009 at 13:50

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Stephen Friederichs Over a year ago

Tested with Notepad++ XML Tools, returns the node fine. Good job.

Jon W Over a year ago

Remember to avoid the '//' if possible. :-) Good job though.

vartec Over a year ago

@Jweede yeah, I know. But as the node wasn't specified, I assumed that he wants every node with that attribute.

Brian Over a year ago

Been looking all over for a way to do "like" style searching for the value of an attribute. Thanks!

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