# Hpricot wont parse \ elements via XPath **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [May 25, 2009, 11:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hpricot-wont-parse-a-elements-via-xpath/168789 "2009-05-25T23:39:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![archer007](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f1d935/32.png) [@archer007](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/archer007)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2009, 11:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hpricot-wont-parse-a-elements-via-xpath/168789/1 "2009-05-25T23:39:18Z")
In this code ([http://pastebin.com/m36de2949](http://pastebin.com/m36de2949)) unread\_links will not read the elements specified in line 12. I double-checked the XPath with the XPather Firefox extension, and it is correct. Is this some obscure difficulty with Hpricot? I seem to be doing everything correctly. ---
**Author:** ![archer007](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f1d935/32.png) [@archer007](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/archer007)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 12:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hpricot-wont-parse-a-elements-via-xpath/168789/2 "2009-05-26T00:23:59Z")
On May 25, 2009, at 5:39 PM, No Uu wrote: > In this code ([http://pastebin.com/m36de2949](http://pastebin.com/m36de2949)) unread\_links will not > read > the elements specified in line 12. I double-checked the XPath with > the XPather Firefox extension, and it is correct. > > > ## Is this some obscure difficulty with Hpricot? I seem to be doing everything correctly. It looks like those tags are first children of the so there is no preceding-sibling for them. Perhaps you need to post what you expect to read in addition to the xpath that you’re trying to use to find it. -Rob Rob B. [http://agileconsultingllc.com](http://agileconsultingllc.com) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid