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jqueryHow can I use jQuery to select elements with an XPath expression?


Using jQuery to select elements with an XPath expression is possible with the help of the jQuery.find() method. This method accepts an XPath expression as its argument, and returns a collection of elements that match the expression.

Example code

var elements = jQuery.find('//div[@class="myClass"]');

This code will return a collection of all <div> elements with the class myClass.

The code can be broken down into the following parts:

  1. jQuery.find(): The jQuery method used to search for elements using an XPath expression.
  2. '//div[@class="myClass"]': The XPath expression used to locate elements. In this example, it is looking for <div> elements with the class myClass.

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