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Wildhoney · 07-30-2009, 05:20 PM

I've started to get more into XPath recently, and it is a fantastic way to traverse the nodes! Something like so:

Code:

//span[@class='time']/parent::div

That would select all the span elements where the class is precisely time -- if it's not precise you can use the contains function. Then its parent node of type div.

It's such a beautiful way of doing things!

07-30-2009, 05:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
Wildhoney La Vida es Sueño Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oldham Posts: 2,258 Thanks: 90	I've started to get more into XPath recently, and it is a fantastic way to traverse the nodes! Something like so: Code: //span[@class='time']/parent::div That would select all the `span` elements where the class is precisely time -- if it's not precise you can use the `contains` function. Then its parent node of type `div`. It's such a beautiful way of doing things! __________________ The man who comes back through the Door in the Wall will never be quite the same as the man who went out.