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XPath Tools

Odoo Shortcuts provides tools for working with XPath in Odoo XML files.

🎯 Get Current XPath

Gets the XPath path of the current XML element.

Command: Odoo Shortcuts: Get XPath

Usage:

1. Place cursor on an XML element
2. Execute command
3. XPath is copied to clipboard

Example:

<record id="view_form" model="ir.ui.view">
    <field name="arch" type="xml">
        <form>
            <group>     <!-- ← Cursor here -->
                <field name="name"/>
            </group>
        </form>
    </field>
</record>

Result:

//form/group

🔍 Evaluate XPath

Evaluates an XPath expression in the current document.

Command: Odoo Shortcuts: Evaluate XPath

Features:

• Validates XPath syntax
• Shows matching results
• Navigate to found elements

💡 Usage Tips

1. Creating Inherited Views

<!-- Copy XPath from element to extend -->
<xpath expr="//field[@name='name']" position="after">
    <field name="new_field"/>
</xpath>

2. Debugging

When an inherited view doesn’t work:

1. Use “Get XPath” to get exact path
2. Verify XPath is correct
3. Adjust as necessary

3. Complex Selections

<!-- Select specific field within a group -->
//group[@string='General']/field[@name='name']

<!-- Select by multiple attributes -->
//field[@name='partner_id' and @widget='many2one']

🐛 Troubleshooting

XPath doesn’t find elements

1. Verify XML structure
2. Check namespaces if any
3. Use //* to search by attributes regardless of tag

Invalid XPath

The command validates syntax and shows specific errors if the expression is invalid.

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