How to Parse XML
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How to select elements by attribute value in XPath?
XPath allows interacting with any element's attribute such as class, id, href and any other through the @ syntax.
Attribute values then can be used in predicates using = or contains(). See these interactive examples:
Select attribute value, like the urls of <a> links:
Or filter element based by attribute using contains() function:
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