need xpath where the next descendant that has text is returned

Question

I am trying to write a locator where the next text descendant is returned. I wont know the text. The following xpath works:

//*[@id='myChart']//label[contains(text(),"Show:")]/following::div[4]

but I dont like the div[4] as this could easily change. The element is the first div type descendant under show that contains text. Any suggestions?

A

Answer 1

Considering the following clauses:

• the next text descendant
• I wont know the text
• div[4] as this could easily change
• element is the first div type descendant

To locate the element a couple of effective approaches are as follows:

• Using xpath:

  //*[@id='myChart']//label[contains(., "Show")]//div[text()]
  

• Using xpath with descendant:

  //*[@id='myChart']//label[contains(., "Show")]//descendant::div[text()]
  

• Using xpath with following:

  //*[@id='myChart']//label[contains(., "Show")]//following::div[text()]