Beginner in automation, how to write xpath that will work in english and arabic both language,-CodePudding

i have button for language change, I want to click on the button regardless of the button text. i am able to do it but separately for both EN and AR, is there a way write the ONE xpath that will work in these two condition.

//span[contains(text(),'الإنجليزية')]

//span[contains(text(),'AR')]

CodePudding user response：

Yes, there is way you can use the below, this will work in both EN and AR.

//span[contains(text(),'الإنجليزية') or contains(text(),'AR')]

Also, you can learn it from

https://www.browserstack.com/guide/xpath-in-selenium

CodePudding user response：

You should not be using text in these types of situations. Avoid having a dependency on the text. Use other HTML attribute such as id, type, value, placeholder, class etc. which is common in both the language.

however, you could do use or in XPath:

//span[contains(text(),'الإنجليزية') or contains(text(),'AR')]

CodePudding user response：

You can use Boolean or operator with XPath expression.
So your XPath could be

"//span[contains(text(),'الإنجليزية') or contains(text(),'AR')]"