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How to use regular expressions in a CSS locator?
We can use regular expressions in a CSS locator. We can identify elements by matching their attributes partially with the help of regular expressions. In CSS, there are multiple methods to achieve this. They are listed below −
Using the wild character *. This means the string contains our given text.
Syntax− driver.find_element_by_css_selector("input[name*='sel']")It will search the input tag which contains the 'name' attribute containing 'sel' text.
Using the wild character ^. This means the string starts with our given text.
Syntax− driver.find_element_by_css_selector("input[name^='Tut']")
It will search the input tag which contains the 'name' attribute starting with 'Tut' text.
Using the wild character $. This means the string ends with our given text.
Syntax− driver.find_element_by_css_selector("input[name$='nium']")
It will search the input tag which contains the 'name' attribute ending with 'nium' text.
Example
Code Implementation with * wild character in css.
from selenium import webdriver
driver = webdriver.Chrome(executable_path="C:\chromedriver.exe")
# to maximize the browser window
driver.maximize_window()
#get method to launch the URL
driver.get("https://www.tutorialspoint.com/index.htm")
#to refresh the browser
driver.refresh()
# identifying the edit box with the help of * in css selector
driver. find_element_by_css_selector("input[id*='sc-i']").
send_keys("Selenium")
#to close the browser
driver.close()Example
Code Implementation with ^ wild character in css.
from selenium import webdriver
driver = webdriver.Chrome(executable_path="C:\chromedriver.exe")
# to maximize the browser window
driver.maximize_window()
#get method to launch the URL
driver.get("https://www.tutorialspoint.com/index.htm")
#to refresh the browser
driver.refresh()
# identifying the edit box with the help of ^ in css selector
driver. find_element_by_css_selector("input[id^='gsc']").
send_keys("Selenium")
#to close the browser
driver.close()Example
Code Implementation with $ wild character in css.
from selenium import webdriver
driver = webdriver.Chrome(executable_path="C:\chromedriver.exe")
# to maximize the browser window
driver.maximize_window()
#get method to launch the URL
driver.get("https://www.tutorialspoint.com/index.htm")
#to refresh the browser
driver.refresh()
# identifying the edit box with the help of $ in css selector
driver. find_element_by_css_selector("input[id$='id1']").
send_keys("Selenium")
#to close the browser
driver.close()
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