# How to access dynamically created object IDs?

**URL:** <https://forum.katalon.com/t/how-to-access-dynamically-created-object-ids/10140>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous\
**Created:** [April 6, 2018, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/how-to-access-dynamically-created-object-ids/10140 "2018-04-06T00:48:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Dave\_Evers](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/dave_evers/32/435_2.png) [@Dave\_Evers](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Dave_Evers)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/how-to-access-dynamically-created-object-ids/10140/1 "2018-04-06T00:48:04Z")

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My AUT has two objects, MyEstate1 & MyEstate2. Each object shares all locators except for the ID which is dynamically created.

On the 1st page load the

ID= MyEstate01 & MyEstate02

On the 2nd page load the

ID= MyEstate01 & MyEstate03

Question…

When I use “//_[contains(@id, ‘MyEstate’)]" or "//_[starts-with(@id, ‘MyEstate’)]” MyEstate01 is clickable.

However I cannot figure out how to access ID= MyEstate02 or MyEstate03. What Xpath syntax should I use to access the 2nd object?

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**Author:** ![kazurayam](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/kazurayam/32/333_2.png) [@kazurayam](https://forum.katalon.com/u/kazurayam)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 4:10am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/how-to-access-dynamically-created-object-ids/10140/2 "2018-04-06T04:10:14Z")

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```auto
//*[starts-with(@id, 'MyEstate')][1]

```

```auto
//*[starts-with(@id, 'MyEstate')][position()=2]

```

```auto
//*[starts-with(@id, 'MyEstate')][last()-1]

```

```auto
//*[starts-with(@id, 'MyEstate')][last()]

```

refer to [https://www.w3schools.com/xml/xpath\_syntax.asp](https://www.w3schools.com/xml/xpath_syntax.asp) “Predicates” section

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**Author:** ![Dave\_Evers](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/dave_evers/32/435_2.png) [@Dave\_Evers](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Dave_Evers)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/how-to-access-dynamically-created-object-ids/10140/3 "2018-04-06T22:20:19Z")

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Thank you!

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**Author:** ![kazurayam](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/kazurayam/32/333_2.png) [@kazurayam](https://forum.katalon.com/u/kazurayam)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 8:56am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/how-to-access-dynamically-created-object-ids/10140/4 "2021-06-11T08:56:55Z")

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Closed on June 11, 2021, 8:56am UTC