passing xpath generated by firebug (firepath) to a javascript function

[Syed Adnan Kamili]

I am doing some xpath related work, where a user should click any dom element and its xpath should get generated. Currently, I am using Firebug (firepath), but I need to remove the process of copy pasting the firepathg xpath (for automation purpose) and instead pass it to a javascript function when xpath is generated after the click. Is it possible at all, can someone guide me in the right direction on how to accomplish it.

[Pierre Tholence]

Hi Adnan,

I think your best option here is to attach a click listener on the document and then reuse the same function used by Firepath to generate the XPath from the element that was clicked. You can then pass the generated XPath to a javascript function.

You can find the function used by Firepath to generate the XPath in FirePathPanel.js (https://firepath.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/content/FirePathPanel.js). Search for:  getXPathFromNode.

Regards,
Pierre

On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 1:24 AM, Syed Adnan Kamili <adnan....@gmail.com> wrote:

I am doing some xpath related work, where a user should click any dom element and its xpath should get generated. Currently, I am using Firebug (firepath), but I need to remove the process of copy pasting the firepathg xpath (for automation purpose) and instead pass it to a javascript function when xpath is generated after the click. Is it possible at all, can someone guide me in the right direction on how to accomplish it.

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[Syed Adnan Kamili]

Thanks I did  the same at the end.

stopInspecting: function(inspectingNode, cancelled) {

this.inspecting = false;

        latestXpath = getXPathFromNode(inspectingNode);

       ... 

[Dip Ranjan Chatterjee]

Hi,

I am totally new to this thing. I have the exact same problem that you had. I want to take the xpath of the clicked object and store it in js and maybe later write it to an excel. Can you please give me some more details of what you did to get it done.
Will copying the getXPathFromNode from the firepath code do? How did you get the xpath of the elements you clicked.

Sorry for asking so many questions, but I am a newbie and having difficulty replicating this. Any help will be appreciated.