| Locator | Description |
|---|---|
| . | This element |
| .. | Parent element |
| ./ | Direct child of this element |
| .// | Any decendant of this element |
| * | Any element |
| *[@attribute='value'] | Any element with a certain value for an attribute |
| *[contains(@attribute, 'value')] | Any element which has an attribute that contains 'value' |
| *[contains(text(), 'this text ')] | Any element, that contains exactly 'this text ', precisely, including whitespaces (even trailing ones). |
| *[contains(normalize-space(.), 'this text')] | Any element, that contains 'this text', stripped of leading or trailing whitespaces, or sequences of whitespaces inside it. Useful if texts contain additional whitespaces like 'this text'. |
| *[self::type1 or self::type2] | Either type1 and type2 element |
| ./following-sibling::* | Any element that is a sibling to the this element |