XPath axes (parent, following-sibling, preceding) in Selenium Java - Cheat Sheet & Quick Revision

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beginner

What does the XPath axis parent:: select?

The parent:: axis selects the parent node of the current node in the XML or HTML document tree.

beginner

How does following-sibling:: axis work in XPath?

The following-sibling:: axis selects all sibling nodes that come after the current node at the same tree level.

intermediate

What is the difference between preceding:: and preceding-sibling:: axes?

preceding:: selects all nodes that come before the current node in the document, regardless of level, while preceding-sibling:: selects only sibling nodes before the current node at the same level.

beginner

Write an XPath to select the parent of a <span> element with id 'price'.

XPath: //span[@id='price']/parent::* selects the parent node of the <span> with id 'price'.

intermediate

In Selenium Java, how would you locate the next sibling <div> after a <h2> element with text 'Title'?

Use XPath: //h2[text()='Title']/following-sibling::div[1] to find the first <div> sibling after the <h2> with text 'Title'.

Which XPath axis selects the parent node of the current node?

A preceding::

B parent::

C following-sibling::

D child::

The parent:: axis selects the parent node of the current node.

What does following-sibling::div[1] select?

A The first <code>&lt;div&gt;</code> sibling after the current node

B The first <code>&lt;div&gt;</code> sibling before the current node

C The parent <code>&lt;div&gt;</code> node

D All <code>&lt;div&gt;</code> descendants

It selects the first <div> sibling that comes after the current node.

Which axis selects all nodes before the current node regardless of level?

A preceding::

B following-sibling::

C preceding-sibling::

D parent::

preceding:: selects all nodes before the current node in the document, regardless of their position in the tree.

In XPath, how do you select the parent of the current node?

A child::*

B following::*

C ancestor::*

D parent::*

parent::* selects the parent node of the current node.

Which XPath axis would you use to find siblings before the current node?

A parent::

B following-sibling::

C preceding-sibling::

D child::

preceding-sibling:: selects sibling nodes that come before the current node.

Explain how the XPath axes parent::, following-sibling::, and preceding:: differ in selecting nodes.

Think about the direction and level of nodes each axis selects.

Write an example XPath using following-sibling:: to select the next sibling <li> after a <li> with class 'active'.

Use the axis with an index to get the first following sibling.