XPath for element by attribute value in Selenium?-CodePudding

For the following HTML:

Why does the following XPath doesn't work:

//option[value='0']

Is it related to value or to option element?

CodePudding user response：

Change

//option[value='0']

//option[@value='0']

because value is an attribute, not an element.

CodePudding user response：

//option[value='0']

is not a valid selector incase you are attempting to identify/select the respective <option> element using Selenium.

Solution

You can use either of the Locator Strategies:

xpath:
```
//option[@value='0']
```
css_selector:
```
option[value='0']
```

tl; dr

Why should I ever use CSS selectors as opposed to XPath for automated testing?

CodePudding user response：

Your current xpath is searching for an option element with a child element value which in turn has contents 0. What you actually want to find is an option element with an attribute value with value 0:

//option[@value='0']