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Hello,

I have this kind of XPath that I would like to convert into Ranorex:
It seems that Ranonrex does not support the contains() function. Is there a way to select a div that contains a span having some text in a "ranorex way"?

Thanks and best regards,

Raphaël

Hi Raphael,

So, if I understand you correctly, you're trying to find a RanoreXPath to a specific span tag below a div tag?
What path does Ranorex Spy give you when tracking the element?
Please post a Ranorex Snapshot of this element so the community can help you.

regards, qwertzu

Hi,

I think you are looking for xpath relationship operators. If the span tag is located under div tag you want to localize, you can use something like this:

//span[@innertext='Logistics']/ancestor::div[@data-internalname='0_cell']

But as mentioned by qwertzu, it would be much easier to provide sensible answer with available Ranorex snapshot For more RanoreXPath tips and tricks, follow this blog post:
https://www.ranorex.com/blog/ranorexpat ... nd-tricks/

1 Overview. The contains() function tests whether a string attribute contains a specific string (case-insensitive) as a sub-string.
2 Example. This query returns all the customers from which the name contains the string an : //Sales.Customer[contains(Name, 'an')] Java. Copy.

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Tue May 14, 2019 6:08 am

2 Example. This query returns all the customers from which the name contains the string an : //Sales.Customer[contains(Name, 'an')] Java. Copy.

As mentioned, 'Contains' is currently not supported by Ranorex xpaths. However, the same could be achieved by regex, which is supported by Ranorex. The xpath in Ranorex could look like this:

I have come across situations where I would like contains instead of regex.

E.g. if I wanted to search for an element that contains the string Then using on the element, it would simply not match, e.g.

//text[@text~'^^test^^']

Ofcourse, i'm sure it's easy to write a usercode method for this, however I would really like this in RanoreXpath

Hi,

You must escape the '^' character, because it's a special regex character. This xpath should work...

//text[@text~'\^\^test\^\^']

That's true, but what if I want my repo item to match the value of a variable that I have? Is there a way to escape the variable?

For example, a variable that I do not know what will be until runtime

Hi,

As far as I know, the only solution is to escape the variable in code, as described here:
https://www.ranorex.com/forum/viewtopic ... 243#p21235