WebDriver - Find XPath
In this post we will first see how to install Firebug and later a simple example of how to use Firebug in order to find XPath.
Download and install Firebug. Its a Firefox Add-in.
Launch Firefox. Go to Tools (menu) -> Web Developer -> Get More Tools.
Web Developer's Toolbox page opens and install the Firebug add-on.
Now as the Firebug is installed, lets see a simple example of its usage to find the XPath.
Lets suppose we have this table. You can also see below the HTML code of the table.
Right-click on the element, for example if we need to find element 3 in the table, right-click on it and select Inspect Element with Firebug.
It shows the element as HTML code as can be seen below. Right-click on it and select Copy XPath.
The XPath which is copied above is:
The same XPath is being used in this code to find an element and printing its text on the console.
