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Re:Robula+: an algorithm to generate robust XPath-based loca... by kabacha on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @05:38AM (#24058866)
Your example seems pretty awful though. You'd rarely want to select element based on it's text
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Re:Robula+: an algorithm to generate robust XPath-based loca... by kamocyc on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @05:53AM (#24058952)
I think the author claims the XPath is more "robust" because it doesn't depend on indexes of the elements so you can add elements without breaking the XPath. (But it is arguable which one is better ...)
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