XPath would generally use more memory is an accurate statement (since most engines need the creation of a tree structure first). But depending on the load you want to generate and the size of the pages it may not be significant. >His concern comes from a scenario where there are say 10,000 hidden You actually have such a page with 10,000 fields? >I want to extract one of those fields say a random one when I use jMeter A regex makes more sense in that case. My rule of thumb is if the regex works use that, only if the expression gets too complicated (and the corresponding XPath is a simple one) or there is something that cant be done in regex (like the use of the various axes e.g. preceding-sibling) would I use XPath.
On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 9:24 AM, Troy Bull <[email protected]> wrote: > Greetings > > I prefer XPath but my boss thinks it uses more memory on the jmeter > script driver machine. Does anyone know for sure if this is the case. > To me it seems like it could use the same or less. > > His concern comes from a scenario where there are say 10,000 hidden > fields or checkboxes (or whatever) on the screen (and no "don't use > hidden fields" is not going to do me any good as an answer). I want > to extract one of those fields say a random one when I use jMeter > debug sampler they are all listed there. > > > > Thanks > Troy > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
