xpath - how to find an embedded li with an input element inside it?
xpath
Solution
First, find any `<li>` containing the text and than look for in the descendant of those for the first checkbox.
xpath=(//li[contains(., "Language Therapist")]/descendant::input[@type="checkbox"][1])
(From Michael)
The above worked for me. In the end I actually used
xpath=(//li[contains(@id,'activity_roles_input')]/descendant::input[@type="checkbox"][1])
becuase I liked ID'ing by css ID.
Problem
Given this HTML: ``` <li class="check_boxes input optional" id="activity_roles_input"> <fieldset class="choices"> <legend class="label"><label>Roles</label></legend> <input id="activity_roles_none" name="activity[role_ids][]" type="hidden" value="" /> <ol class="choices-group"> <li class="choice"> <label for="activity_role_ids_104"> <input id="activity_role_ids_104" name="activity[role_ids][]" type="checkbox" value="104" />Language Therapist </label> </li> <li class="choice"> <label for="activity_role_ids_103"> <input id="activity_role_ids_103" name="activity[role_ids][]" type="checkbox" value="103" />Speech Therapist </label> </li> </ol> </fieldset> </li> ``` I am trying to use Selenium and xpath with it. I am trying to select the first 'checkbox' input element link. I am having problems selecting the element. I cannot use the db ID (104) as this is for repeated tests with new ID's each time. I need to select the 'first' input checkbox, based on it having the text for Language Therapist. I have tried: ``` xpath=(//li[contains(@id,'activity_roles_input')])//input ``` and ``` xpath=(//li[contains(@id,'activity_roles_input')])//contains('Language Therapist") ``` but it is not finding the element. When I do: ``` xpath=(//li[contains(@id,'activity_roles_input')]) ``` it gets to the input set. The problem I am having is selecting the first input checkbox control for 'Language Therapist'.