XPath

What is XPath?

XPath is an expression language for navigating and selecting nodes in XML and HTML, and it's a common way to locate elements in UI automation, especially for complex traversals like selecting by text or navigating to a parent. XPath is powerful but can produce brittle locators when tied to deep, absolute document paths that break the moment the structure shifts. Best practice favors resilient, user-facing locators over fragile absolute XPath. When an XPath does drift, QI's healing engine can relocate the intended element and repair the selector automatically.