Xpath: how to find a div using the elements in the div

Question

i writed this line of code (i know it isn't correct)

driver.find_element(By.XPATH, '//div[contains(div[contains(string(),"Example_String"))]').click()

i need to find the div that contains a div that contains a string. how to can i do that?

sorry for grammatical errors, i'm not english🥲

Marek · Accepted Answer · 2022-07-15 10:58:21Z

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I'm not so sure about JaSON's solutions, neither of them doesn't look like a valid xpath to me...

try this, it should work for you:

//div[div[contains(text(), 'Example_String')]]

answered Jul 15, 2022 at 10:58

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JaSON · Accepted Answer · 2022-07-15 10:41:42Z

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Try this one:

'//div[contains(div,"Example_String")]

for child div or

'//div[contains(.//div,"Example_String")]

for descendant div

answered Jul 15, 2022 at 10:41

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indayush · Accepted Answer · 2022-07-16 20:36:04Z

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If the child div is an immediate child of parent div - //div/div[contains(text(),'SOME_TEXT')]

If the child div is somewhere far inside the parent div - //div//div[contains(text(),'SOME_TEXT')] OR //div[contains(text(),'SOME_TEXT')]

answered Jul 16, 2022 at 20:36

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