Use Xpath to get all the rows of a table after a specific row in Automation Anywhere
I am trying to get the values of all the row after a specific row(This specific row can be identified using id) using xpath. Kindly note that i am using it in automation anywhere's object cloning command to locate and fetch the details.
lets say this is the table:
<table class="actiontable" >
<tbody>
<tr></tr>
<tr></tr>
<tr id="h32423">
<td class="claim"><span id="claimants">Claimants</span></td>
</tr>
<tr id="a23">
<td id="g543"><a href="some site">Edward Hunter</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="g544"><a href="some site">Jane Doe</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Here in the above table I need to fetch all the name after the Claimants row. Any suggestions?
xpath automationanywhere
asked Nov 15 '18 at 7:36
g444rang444ran
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I am trying to get the values of all the row after a specific row(This specific row can be identified using id) using xpath. Kindly note that i am using it in automation anywhere's object cloning command to locate and fetch the details.
lets say this is the table:
<table class="actiontable" >
<tbody>
<tr></tr>
<tr></tr>
<tr id="h32423">
<td class="claim"><span id="claimants">Claimants</span></td>
</tr>
<tr id="a23">
<td id="g543"><a href="some site">Edward Hunter</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="g544"><a href="some site">Jane Doe</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Here in the above table I need to fetch all the name after the Claimants row. Any suggestions?
xpath automationanywhere
asked Nov 15 '18 at 7:36
g444rang444ran
11
1
Show what you've tried
– Andersson
Nov 15 '18 at 8:19
I used the below one but it brings every <tr> , but i want what is after claimants //table[@class="actionTable"]/descendant::tr
– g444ran
Nov 15 '18 at 9:25
Check answer i update your XPath
– Amrendra Kumar
Nov 15 '18 at 9:34
add a comment |
I am trying to get the values of all the row after a specific row(This specific row can be identified using id) using xpath. Kindly note that i am using it in automation anywhere's object cloning command to locate and fetch the details.
lets say this is the table:
<table class="actiontable" >
<tbody>
<tr></tr>
<tr></tr>
<tr id="h32423">
<td class="claim"><span id="claimants">Claimants</span></td>
</tr>
<tr id="a23">
<td id="g543"><a href="some site">Edward Hunter</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="g544"><a href="some site">Jane Doe</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Here in the above table I need to fetch all the name after the Claimants row. Any suggestions?
xpath automationanywhere
asked Nov 15 '18 at 7:36
g444rang444ran
11
I am trying to get the values of all the row after a specific row(This specific row can be identified using id) using xpath. Kindly note that i am using it in automation anywhere's object cloning command to locate and fetch the details.
lets say this is the table:
<table class="actiontable" >
<tbody>
<tr></tr>
<tr></tr>
<tr id="h32423">
<td class="claim"><span id="claimants">Claimants</span></td>
</tr>
<tr id="a23">
<td id="g543"><a href="some site">Edward Hunter</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="g544"><a href="some site">Jane Doe</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Here in the above table I need to fetch all the name after the Claimants row. Any suggestions?
xpath automationanywhere
xpath automationanywhere
asked Nov 15 '18 at 7:36
g444rang444ran
11
asked Nov 15 '18 at 7:36
g444rang444ran
11
asked Nov 15 '18 at 7:36
g444rang444ran
11
asked Nov 15 '18 at 7:36
g444rang444ran
11
asked Nov 15 '18 at 7:36
g444rang444ran
11
11
1
Show what you've tried
– Andersson
Nov 15 '18 at 8:19
I used the below one but it brings every <tr> , but i want what is after claimants //table[@class="actionTable"]/descendant::tr
– g444ran
Nov 15 '18 at 9:25
Check answer i update your XPath
– Amrendra Kumar
Nov 15 '18 at 9:34
add a comment |
1
Show what you've tried
– Andersson
Nov 15 '18 at 8:19
I used the below one but it brings every <tr> , but i want what is after claimants //table[@class="actionTable"]/descendant::tr
– g444ran
Nov 15 '18 at 9:25
Check answer i update your XPath
– Amrendra Kumar
Nov 15 '18 at 9:34
1
1
Show what you've tried
– Andersson
Nov 15 '18 at 8:19
Show what you've tried
– Andersson
Nov 15 '18 at 8:19
I used the below one but it brings every <tr> , but i want what is after claimants //table[@class="actionTable"]/descendant::tr
– g444ran
Nov 15 '18 at 9:25
I used the below one but it brings every <tr> , but i want what is after claimants //table[@class="actionTable"]/descendant::tr
– g444ran
Nov 15 '18 at 9:25
Check answer i update your XPath
– Amrendra Kumar
Nov 15 '18 at 9:34
Check answer i update your XPath
– Amrendra Kumar
Nov 15 '18 at 9:34
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You need to check the preceding-sibling data like this:
//tr[preceding-sibling::tr[normalize-space(.)='Claimants']]
You can try this as per your comment:
/table[@class='actiontable']/descendant::tr[normalize-space(lower-case(.))!= 'claimants']
answered Nov 15 '18 at 9:18
Amrendra KumarAmrendra Kumar
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For your simple example you can do the following in the Automation Anywhere editor:
Add a loop command with a Times condition of 2
Inside the loop object clone one of the fields you want to access and change the DOMXPath to
/html/body/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[$Counter$+3]/td[1]/a[1]
Select Action to be Get Property and Select Property to HTML InnerText
Assign this to a variable of your choice
Output this variable via a message box command
When run you should then see displayed the two names.
In this we are using the AA counter variable to iterate through the DOMXPath. I have adjusted it by 3 as there are 3 <tr> tags before the row you wish to start on
answered Nov 15 '18 at 9:36
DohsanDohsan
2768
The problem is it is not always 2. The number of rows after claimants varies dynamically. So I cannot iterate it 2 times, all the time.
– g444ran
Nov 15 '18 at 9:44
As mentioned this was for your simple example. You have a few strategies you can follow to get the count. a) Clone the table and get the total rows (you will need to adjust this to get the starting position b) change the loop to a condition and then wrap the object cloning in an error handler in which you set your condition. This means it will loop through all the rows until it doesn't work and then exit the loop
– Dohsan
Nov 15 '18 at 9:52
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I'm not sure whether it's too late to answer or not. I think the following XPath match your condition.
//tr[td[span[@id='claimants']]]/following-sibling::tr/td/a
*You can change /tr/td/a to /tr or /tr/td according to which element you want to access
I try this XPath in XPath Search console on Google Chrome and it navigate to all a tags after the row which has ID = claimants.
As I'm quite new to AA, I don't know how to loop through those a tags getting from the XPath. But I hope this help you solve the problem. :)
[Update] I found the solution
1. Using //tr[td[span[@id='claimants']]] with Object Cloning to get the index of the specific row. Let's say the index value is stored in variable $vIndex$
2. Loop through all td in the table
3. If the $Counter$ > $vIndex$ THEN that is the row under the specific row.
answered Jan 10 at 8:11
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You need to check the preceding-sibling data like this:
//tr[preceding-sibling::tr[normalize-space(.)='Claimants']]
You can try this as per your comment:
/table[@class='actiontable']/descendant::tr[normalize-space(lower-case(.))!= 'claimants']
answered Nov 15 '18 at 9:18
Amrendra KumarAmrendra Kumar
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add a comment |
You need to check the preceding-sibling data like this:
//tr[preceding-sibling::tr[normalize-space(.)='Claimants']]
You can try this as per your comment:
/table[@class='actiontable']/descendant::tr[normalize-space(lower-case(.))!= 'claimants']
answered Nov 15 '18 at 9:18
Amrendra KumarAmrendra Kumar
1,1541311
add a comment |
You need to check the preceding-sibling data like this:
//tr[preceding-sibling::tr[normalize-space(.)='Claimants']]
You can try this as per your comment:
/table[@class='actiontable']/descendant::tr[normalize-space(lower-case(.))!= 'claimants']
answered Nov 15 '18 at 9:18
Amrendra KumarAmrendra Kumar
1,1541311
You need to check the preceding-sibling data like this:
//tr[preceding-sibling::tr[normalize-space(.)='Claimants']]
You can try this as per your comment:
/table[@class='actiontable']/descendant::tr[normalize-space(lower-case(.))!= 'claimants']
answered Nov 15 '18 at 9:18
Amrendra KumarAmrendra Kumar
1,1541311
edited Nov 15 '18 at 9:33
answered Nov 15 '18 at 9:18
Amrendra KumarAmrendra Kumar
1,1541311
answered Nov 15 '18 at 9:18
Amrendra KumarAmrendra Kumar
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answered Nov 15 '18 at 9:18
Amrendra KumarAmrendra Kumar
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For your simple example you can do the following in the Automation Anywhere editor:
Add a loop command with a Times condition of 2
Inside the loop object clone one of the fields you want to access and change the DOMXPath to
/html/body/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[$Counter$+3]/td[1]/a[1]
Select Action to be Get Property and Select Property to HTML InnerText
Assign this to a variable of your choice
Output this variable via a message box command
When run you should then see displayed the two names.
In this we are using the AA counter variable to iterate through the DOMXPath. I have adjusted it by 3 as there are 3 <tr> tags before the row you wish to start on
answered Nov 15 '18 at 9:36
DohsanDohsan
2768
The problem is it is not always 2. The number of rows after claimants varies dynamically. So I cannot iterate it 2 times, all the time.
– g444ran
Nov 15 '18 at 9:44
As mentioned this was for your simple example. You have a few strategies you can follow to get the count. a) Clone the table and get the total rows (you will need to adjust this to get the starting position b) change the loop to a condition and then wrap the object cloning in an error handler in which you set your condition. This means it will loop through all the rows until it doesn't work and then exit the loop
– Dohsan
Nov 15 '18 at 9:52
add a comment |
For your simple example you can do the following in the Automation Anywhere editor:
Add a loop command with a Times condition of 2
Inside the loop object clone one of the fields you want to access and change the DOMXPath to
/html/body/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[$Counter$+3]/td[1]/a[1]
Select Action to be Get Property and Select Property to HTML InnerText
Assign this to a variable of your choice
Output this variable via a message box command
When run you should then see displayed the two names.
In this we are using the AA counter variable to iterate through the DOMXPath. I have adjusted it by 3 as there are 3 <tr> tags before the row you wish to start on
answered Nov 15 '18 at 9:36
DohsanDohsan
2768
The problem is it is not always 2. The number of rows after claimants varies dynamically. So I cannot iterate it 2 times, all the time.
– g444ran
Nov 15 '18 at 9:44
As mentioned this was for your simple example. You have a few strategies you can follow to get the count. a) Clone the table and get the total rows (you will need to adjust this to get the starting position b) change the loop to a condition and then wrap the object cloning in an error handler in which you set your condition. This means it will loop through all the rows until it doesn't work and then exit the loop
– Dohsan
Nov 15 '18 at 9:52
add a comment |
For your simple example you can do the following in the Automation Anywhere editor:
Add a loop command with a Times condition of 2
Inside the loop object clone one of the fields you want to access and change the DOMXPath to
/html/body/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[$Counter$+3]/td[1]/a[1]
Select Action to be Get Property and Select Property to HTML InnerText
Assign this to a variable of your choice
Output this variable via a message box command
When run you should then see displayed the two names.
In this we are using the AA counter variable to iterate through the DOMXPath. I have adjusted it by 3 as there are 3 <tr> tags before the row you wish to start on
answered Nov 15 '18 at 9:36
DohsanDohsan
2768
For your simple example you can do the following in the Automation Anywhere editor:
Add a loop command with a Times condition of 2
Inside the loop object clone one of the fields you want to access and change the DOMXPath to
/html/body/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[$Counter$+3]/td[1]/a[1]
Select Action to be Get Property and Select Property to HTML InnerText
Assign this to a variable of your choice
Output this variable via a message box command
When run you should then see displayed the two names.
In this we are using the AA counter variable to iterate through the DOMXPath. I have adjusted it by 3 as there are 3 <tr> tags before the row you wish to start on
answered Nov 15 '18 at 9:36
DohsanDohsan
2768
answered Nov 15 '18 at 9:36
DohsanDohsan
2768
answered Nov 15 '18 at 9:36
DohsanDohsan
2768
answered Nov 15 '18 at 9:36
DohsanDohsan
2768
2768
The problem is it is not always 2. The number of rows after claimants varies dynamically. So I cannot iterate it 2 times, all the time.
– g444ran
Nov 15 '18 at 9:44
As mentioned this was for your simple example. You have a few strategies you can follow to get the count. a) Clone the table and get the total rows (you will need to adjust this to get the starting position b) change the loop to a condition and then wrap the object cloning in an error handler in which you set your condition. This means it will loop through all the rows until it doesn't work and then exit the loop
– Dohsan
Nov 15 '18 at 9:52
add a comment |
The problem is it is not always 2. The number of rows after claimants varies dynamically. So I cannot iterate it 2 times, all the time.
– g444ran
Nov 15 '18 at 9:44
As mentioned this was for your simple example. You have a few strategies you can follow to get the count. a) Clone the table and get the total rows (you will need to adjust this to get the starting position b) change the loop to a condition and then wrap the object cloning in an error handler in which you set your condition. This means it will loop through all the rows until it doesn't work and then exit the loop
– Dohsan
Nov 15 '18 at 9:52
The problem is it is not always 2. The number of rows after claimants varies dynamically. So I cannot iterate it 2 times, all the time.
– g444ran
Nov 15 '18 at 9:44
The problem is it is not always 2. The number of rows after claimants varies dynamically. So I cannot iterate it 2 times, all the time.
– g444ran
Nov 15 '18 at 9:44
As mentioned this was for your simple example. You have a few strategies you can follow to get the count. a) Clone the table and get the total rows (you will need to adjust this to get the starting position b) change the loop to a condition and then wrap the object cloning in an error handler in which you set your condition. This means it will loop through all the rows until it doesn't work and then exit the loop
– Dohsan
Nov 15 '18 at 9:52
As mentioned this was for your simple example. You have a few strategies you can follow to get the count. a) Clone the table and get the total rows (you will need to adjust this to get the starting position b) change the loop to a condition and then wrap the object cloning in an error handler in which you set your condition. This means it will loop through all the rows until it doesn't work and then exit the loop
– Dohsan
Nov 15 '18 at 9:52
add a comment |
I'm not sure whether it's too late to answer or not. I think the following XPath match your condition.
//tr[td[span[@id='claimants']]]/following-sibling::tr/td/a
*You can change /tr/td/a to /tr or /tr/td according to which element you want to access
I try this XPath in XPath Search console on Google Chrome and it navigate to all a tags after the row which has ID = claimants.
As I'm quite new to AA, I don't know how to loop through those a tags getting from the XPath. But I hope this help you solve the problem. :)
[Update] I found the solution
1. Using //tr[td[span[@id='claimants']]] with Object Cloning to get the index of the specific row. Let's say the index value is stored in variable $vIndex$
2. Loop through all td in the table
3. If the $Counter$ > $vIndex$ THEN that is the row under the specific row.
answered Jan 10 at 8:11
Pandarian LdPandarian Ld
1621520
add a comment |
I'm not sure whether it's too late to answer or not. I think the following XPath match your condition.
//tr[td[span[@id='claimants']]]/following-sibling::tr/td/a
*You can change /tr/td/a to /tr or /tr/td according to which element you want to access
I try this XPath in XPath Search console on Google Chrome and it navigate to all a tags after the row which has ID = claimants.
As I'm quite new to AA, I don't know how to loop through those a tags getting from the XPath. But I hope this help you solve the problem. :)
[Update] I found the solution
1. Using //tr[td[span[@id='claimants']]] with Object Cloning to get the index of the specific row. Let's say the index value is stored in variable $vIndex$
2. Loop through all td in the table
3. If the $Counter$ > $vIndex$ THEN that is the row under the specific row.
answered Jan 10 at 8:11
Pandarian LdPandarian Ld
1621520
add a comment |
I'm not sure whether it's too late to answer or not. I think the following XPath match your condition.
//tr[td[span[@id='claimants']]]/following-sibling::tr/td/a
*You can change /tr/td/a to /tr or /tr/td according to which element you want to access
I try this XPath in XPath Search console on Google Chrome and it navigate to all a tags after the row which has ID = claimants.
As I'm quite new to AA, I don't know how to loop through those a tags getting from the XPath. But I hope this help you solve the problem. :)
[Update] I found the solution
1. Using //tr[td[span[@id='claimants']]] with Object Cloning to get the index of the specific row. Let's say the index value is stored in variable $vIndex$
2. Loop through all td in the table
3. If the $Counter$ > $vIndex$ THEN that is the row under the specific row.
answered Jan 10 at 8:11
Pandarian LdPandarian Ld
1621520
I'm not sure whether it's too late to answer or not. I think the following XPath match your condition.
//tr[td[span[@id='claimants']]]/following-sibling::tr/td/a
*You can change /tr/td/a to /tr or /tr/td according to which element you want to access
I try this XPath in XPath Search console on Google Chrome and it navigate to all a tags after the row which has ID = claimants.
As I'm quite new to AA, I don't know how to loop through those a tags getting from the XPath. But I hope this help you solve the problem. :)
[Update] I found the solution
1. Using //tr[td[span[@id='claimants']]] with Object Cloning to get the index of the specific row. Let's say the index value is stored in variable $vIndex$
2. Loop through all td in the table
3. If the $Counter$ > $vIndex$ THEN that is the row under the specific row.
answered Jan 10 at 8:11
Pandarian LdPandarian Ld
1621520
edited Jan 10 at 9:45
answered Jan 10 at 8:11
Pandarian LdPandarian Ld
1621520
answered Jan 10 at 8:11
Pandarian LdPandarian Ld
1621520
answered Jan 10 at 8:11
Pandarian LdPandarian Ld
1621520
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– Andersson
Nov 15 '18 at 8:19
I used the below one but it brings every <tr> , but i want what is after claimants //table[@class="actionTable"]/descendant::tr
– g444ran
Nov 15 '18 at 9:25
Check answer i update your XPath
– Amrendra Kumar
Nov 15 '18 at 9:34