How to write xpath for an element containing ' ' and svg tag in between?

Question

I am trying to get the xpath of the highlighted element(span) in the below image.

I tried the below options and none of them are working:

 //span[contains(text(),'Database')]
 //span[ends-with(., 'Database')]
 //span[text()='\u00A0\u00A0Database']
 //span[contains(., '\u00A0\u00A0Database')]

can you please mention the URL if it's public? – Ajeet Verma Jun 27 '23 at 04:56 — Ajeet Verma, Jun 27 '23 at 04:56

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 27 '23 at 05:11

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You may try to find the highlighted span tag with its id attribute using XPATH as below:

//span[@id="WD4B-cnt-start"]

answered Jun 27 '23 at 05:11

Ajeet Verma

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Thank you for the reply. But unfortunately, this solution will not work since the id is dynamic. – Nandan N Jun 27 '23 at 07:53

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 27 '23 at 07:00

Given the HTML:

html

The desired text  Database is within the <span>.

Solution

To locate the element you can use either of the following locator strategies:

Using XPATH and the text Database`:
```
//span[contains(., 'Database')]
```
Using XPATH and the text  Database:
```
//span[contains(., '\u00A0Database')]
```

References

You can find a couple of relevant detailed discussion in:

Thank you :) It worked with the first approach!! [//span[contains(., 'Database')]] — Nandan N, Jun 27 '23 at 12:08

How to write xpath for an element containing ' ' and svg tag in between?

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