Get Attribute value from another attribute value in xml file in robot framework

Question

The below data is xml file. Here actual,msg,time,type are attributes.

<properties>    
    <inputs>
        <action actual="0xAB" msg="GENERAL.GROUPING.TAG" time="00:00:00.825" type="SET" />
        <action actual="0xCD" msg="GENERAL.GROUPING.LENGTH" time="00:00:00.826" type="SET" />
        <action actual="0xEF" msg="GENERAL.GROUPING.TRANSACTION_ID" time="00:00:00.826" type="SET" />
        <action actual="0xGH" msg="GENERAL.GROUPING.ORIGINATOR_SYSTEM_TITLE" time="00:00:00.827" type="SET" />
        <action actual="0xIJ" msg="GENERAL.GROUPING.VALUE" time="00:00:00.827" type="SET" />
        <action actual="0xKL" msg="GENERAL.GROUPING.TITLE.LENGTH" time="00:00:00.827" type="SET" />
        <action actual="0xMN" msg="GENERAL.GROUPING.TITLE.VALUE" time="00:00:00.828" type="SET" />
        <action actual="0xOP" msg="GENERAL.GROUPING.DATE" time="00:00:00.828" type="SET" />
    </inputs>
</properties>

I want to return attribute value of actual="0xAB" when attribute msg="GENERAL.GROUPING.TAG". So depending on attribute 'msg' value I want to print attribute 'actual' value Kindly help in this issue with example.

What did you try so far, can you add it to the question?

Bence Kaulics
– Bence Kaulics

2020-09-15 15:34:24 +00:00
Commented Sep 15, 2020 at 15:34 — Bence Kaulics
– Bence Kaulics, Commented Sep 15, 2020 at 15:34

zx485 · Accepted Answer · 2020-09-15 15:13:04Z

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You can use this XPath-1.0 expression:

//action[@msg='GENERAL.GROUPING.TAG']/@actual

It returns the attribute value 0xAB.

answered Sep 15, 2020 at 15:13

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