# Add variable in xpath

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/add-variable-in-xpath/169935>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 10, 2009, 1:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/add-variable-in-xpath/169935 "2009-06-10T13:27:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![lecielbleu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/b487fb/32.png) [@lecielbleu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lecielbleu)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 1:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/add-variable-in-xpath/169935/1 "2009-06-10T13:27:29Z")

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hi ,  
i cant succeed add variable in xpath (libxml)  
brand = “037”  
xpath = “//Root/Stk[@Category=‘601’ and @Brand=#{brand}]”  
stack = node.find(xpath)

i used #{brand} but doesnt work

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**Author:** ![lecielbleu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/b487fb/32.png) [@lecielbleu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lecielbleu)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 2:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/add-variable-in-xpath/169935/2 "2009-06-10T14:27:55Z")

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i solved thanks 🙂

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**Author:** ![lecielbleu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/b487fb/32.png) [@lecielbleu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lecielbleu)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 8:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/add-variable-in-xpath/169935/3 "2009-06-10T20:27:49Z")

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You should post your solution for someone else’s future reference.