What is XPath | How to create XPath | for Beginners

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0:00 Intro
1:16 what XPath is - a query language
1:50 Examples of where we can use XPath
2:08 Extracting a value using XPath
2:40 Defining the specific book element to access by giving the position
3:30 Examples of XPath tools online (links also in description
3:50 XPath Generator for testing/generating XPaths
4:55 Tool 2 - XPather for formatting/prettifying/indenting
5:52 XML Toolbox - click on the element/node to create XPath for
6:35 Absolute XPath - starts from the route and goes to the end node (slow, complex)
7:08 Relative XPath - a better alternative to the above
7:48 Relative XPath not affected by 'breaking' changes while Absolute XPath will break
8:20 Example inspecting DOM in Google
8:55 Testing Relative XPath in Google with Chrome Dev Tools
9:55 Creating XPaths for tools like Selenium
10:15 Summary of points covered
What is XPath
How to create XPath
What is absolute XPath
What is relative XPath
How to create XPath for web elements
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Thanks for this, very clear. My notes below in case they help others: 1:16 what XPath is - a query language 1:50 Examples of where we can use XPath 2:08 Extracting a value using XPath 2:40 Defining the specific book element to access by giving the position 3:30 Examples of XPath tools online (links also in description 3:50 XPath Generator for testing/generating XPaths 4:55 Tool 2 - XPather for formatting/prettifying/indenting 5:52 XML Toolbox - click on the element/node to create XPath for 6:35 Absolute XPath - starts from the route and goes to the end node (slow, complex) 7:08 Relative XPath - a better alternative to the above 7:48 Relative XPath not affected by 'breaking' changes while Absolute XPath will break 8:20 Example inspecting DOM in Google 8:55 Testing Relative XPath in Google with Chrome Dev Tools 9:55 Creating XPaths for tools like Selenium 10:15 Summary of points covered

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