How to convert Xpath to CSS

Question

My xpath is: /html/body/div/table/tbody/tr[2]/td[4]

I need to get an CSS to use it in jsoup selector.

I found a comparison between xpath and css

Answer 1

One should learn how to write css selectors, but a for a quick fix, try: cssify

For example, I put in your xpath and it spit out: html > body > div > table > tbody > tr:nth-of-type(2) > td:nth-of-type(4)

Try it out.

Answer 2

Are you looking for something like this:

http://jsfiddle.net/YZu8D/

.tablecont tr:nth-child(2) td:nth-child(4) {background-color: yellow; }
.tablecont tr:nth-child(3) td:nth-child(4) {background-color: yellow; }

Answer 3

While an expression like (//E)[2] can't be represented with a CSS selector, an expression like E[2] can be emulated using the :nth-of-type() pseudo-class:

html > body > div > table > tbody > tr:nth-of-type(2) > td:nth-of-type(4)

Answer 4

Works good for me.

//Author: Oleksandr Knyga
function xPathToCss(xpath) {
    return xpath
        .replace(/\[(\d+?)\]/g, function(s,m1){ return '['+(m1-1)+']'; })
        .replace(/\/{2}/g, '')
        .replace(/\/+/g, ' > ')
        .replace(/@/g, '')
        .replace(/\[(\d+)\]/g, ':eq($1)')
        .replace(/^\s+/, '');
}