XPath and CSS Selectors

Common CSS Selectors:

• #id
• .class
• [attribute-name='value']
• :not([attribute-name=''])
• [^attribute-name-prefix]
• [attribute-value-prefix^=value]
• [attribute-value-suffix$=value]
• [attribute-value-contais*=value]
• [attribute-value-prefix~=regular_expression]
• parent any-child
• parent > direct-child

Common XPath Selectors:

• //anywhere
• /here
• //anywhere/text()
• .
• ..
• @

Conclusion:

• Using XPath and CSS selectors in the same project may lead to some name clashes
• CSS Selector are easier to get a visual representation (in web browser)
• Only XPath can retrieve comments
• XPath Axes and Operators: more power to retrieve content or perform math operations

Links:

• https://howtodoinjava.com/xml/java-xpath-tutorial-example/
• https://jsoup.org/cookbook/extracting-data/selector-syntax