Get HTML element by text

Question

Consider i have this HTML:

<span class="bla">Create New</span>

How can i get this element ?

I try:

span:contains("Create")

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 08 '16 at 15:46

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You can use the "by xpath" locator:

driver.findElement(By.xpath("//span[. = 'Create New']"));

answered Feb 08 '16 at 15:46

alecxe

Can i also have it with css ? – david hol Feb 08 '16 at 15:50
@davidhol from what I know, no, you have to use by xpath: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14595149/alternative-of-contains-in-cssselector-selenium-webdriver. – alecxe Feb 08 '16 at 15:53
What does the dot doing ? – david hol Feb 08 '16 at 15:58
@davidhol the "dot' refers to the span element's text. – alecxe Feb 08 '16 at 15:59

hazra · Answer 2 · 2016-02-08T15:55:41.220

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EDIT - xpath selector to get by text:

driver.findElement(By.xpath("//span[contains(.,'Create New')]"));

edited Feb 08 '16 at 15:55

answered Feb 08 '16 at 15:50

hazra

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