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A Parent of a context node is selected Flat element. A string of elements is normally separated by a slash in an XPath statement. You can pick the parent element by inserting two periods “..” where an element would typically be. The parent of the element to the left of the double period will be selected.
IN the XPath we can traverse backward using the double dots(..). We can traverse backward as many levels as we want like ../../… For example, if we want to find the parent of any child div selector then we can use it as.
We can select the parent element of a known element with Selenium webdriver. First of all we have to identify the known element with the help of any of the locators like id, classname and so on. Then we have to identify its parent element with findElement(By. xpath()) method.
Definition of XPath Ancestor. The ancestor axis chooses all of the current node's ancestor elements (parent, grandparent, great-grandparents, and so on). The root node is always present on this axis (unless the current node is the root node).
Use the parent axes with the parent node's name.
//*[title="50"]/parent::store
This XPath will only select the parent node if it is a store.
But you can also use one of these
//*[title="50"]/parent::*
//*[title="50"]/..
These xpaths will select any parent node. So if the document changes you will always select a node, even if it is not the node you expect.
EDIT
What happens in the given example where the parent is a bicycle but the parent of the parent is a store?
Does it ascent?
No, it only selects the store if it is a parent of the node that matches //*[title="50"].
If not, is there a method to ascent in such cases and return None if there is no such parent?
Yes, you can use ancestor axes
//*[title="50"]/ancestor::store
This will select all ancestors of the node matching //*[title="50"] that are ` stores. E.g.
<data xmlns:d="defiant-namespace" d:mi="23">
<store mi="1">
<store mi="22">
<book price="8.95" d:price="Number" d:mi="13">
<title d:constr="String" d:mi="10">50</title>
<category d:constr="String" d:mi="11">reference</category>
<author d:constr="String" d:mi="12">Nigel Rees</author>
</book>
</store>
</store>
</data>
Just as an alternative, you can use ancestor.
//*[title="50"]/ancestor::store
It's more powerful than parent since it can get even the grandparent or great great grandparent
You can use the two dots at the end of expression, too. See this example:
//*[title="50"]/..
New, improved answer to an old, frequently asked question...
How could I get its parent? Result should be the
storenode.
parent:: or ancestor:: axisMost answers here select the title and then traverse up to the targeted parent or ancestor (store) element. A simpler, direct approach is to select parent or ancestor element directly in the first place, obviating the need to traverse to a parent:: or ancestor:: axes:
//*[book/title = "50"]
Should the intervening elements vary in name:
//*[*/title = "50"]
Or, in name and depth:
//*[.//title = "50"]
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