issues with building XPath

[kharry]

I am trying to build xpath for components which do not have any constant parameter. The Ids (or a part of an id) of the components change with every load.

Is there is a way I can build a xpath for the same?

For eg: j_id_jsp_100638 1914_1:OldPassword.
The first part of the id is dynamic but the latter (OldPassword) remains constant.

[jkmyoung]

*[local-name() = 'OldPassword' ]
?

[kharry]

Thanks for the reply, but it is not working for me.

I am getting the "[error] Element *[local-name() = 'OldPassword'] not found " error when running in Selenium IDE. Am I missing something here?

This is a text box and i need to type some text in this.

[Monomachus]

Thanks for the reply, but it is not working for me.

I am getting the "[error] Element *[local-name() = 'OldPassword'] not found " error when running in Selenium IDE. Am I missing something here?

This is a text box and i need to type some text in this.

*[contains(name(),'OldPassword')]

I think this should work