{"id":71408,"date":"2020-01-10T11:28:48","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T05:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/?p=71408"},"modified":"2024-04-12T14:13:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T08:43:41","slug":"beware-the-xpath-trap","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/beware-the-xpath-trap\/","title":{"rendered":"Beware the XPath \/\/ trap"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beware the XPath \/\/ trap<\/strong><\/h1>\n

\"Beware<\/a><\/p>\n

Let’s understand Beware the XPath \/\/ trap.\u00a0In XPath the expression \/\/ means something very specific, and it might not be what you think. Contrary to common belief, \/\/ means “anywhere in the document” not “anywhere in the current context”. As an example:<\/p>\n

page.find(:xpath, ‘\/\/body’).all(:xpath, ‘\/\/script’)<\/p>\n

You might expect this to find all script tags in the body, but actually, it finds all script tags in the entire document, not only those in the body! What you’re looking for is the .\/\/ expression which means “any descendant of the current node”:<\/p>\n

page.find(:xpath, ‘\/\/body’).all(:xpath, ‘.\/\/script’)<\/p>\n

The same thing goes for within:<\/p>\n

within(:xpath, ‘\/\/body’) do<\/p>\n

page.find(:xpath, ‘.\/\/script’)<\/p>\n

within(:xpath, ‘.\/\/table\/tbody’) do<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

Web Form<\/p>\n

Capybara has user-friendly API for it as<\/p>\n

<form id=”myform”><\/p>\n

<input type=”text” name=”Forename” value=”” \/><\/p>\n

<input type=”text” name=”Surname” value=”” \/><\/p>\n

<input type=”submit” value=”Go” \/><\/p>\n

<\/form><\/p>\n

The following Cucumber step definition would fill in and submit the form<\/p>\n

When(\/^I complete and submit the form$\/) do<\/p>\n

fill_in ‘Forename’, :with => ‘Matthew’<\/p>\n

fill_in ‘Surname’, :with => ‘Robbins’<\/p>\n

click_on ‘Go’<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

The above example clearly explains working with windows. We hope this is section is now clear to you. But, in case you need more assistance, we’re always here to help. So, try the links below for further assistance.<\/p>\n

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A great career is just a certification away. So, practice and validate your skills to become a Certified Capybara Testing Professional.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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