How can you select elements under "::before" and "::after" psudo-elements?

[supercom32]

Hi there,

So I noted that when trying to craft an XPath to an element that was under a psudo-element (For example "::before"), I was unable to do so. I assume this is impossible, since the element is manipulated and inserted into the DOM after the fact? I attempted to select ":before" to see if it maybe returns me an element (that I could then do an XPath search under), but I wasn't successful, nor do I suspect that method is correct.

Is there an example of selecting an element under a psudo-element, like "::before", so that you can search for elements using regular methods like XPath?

[supercom32]

This is just a friendly check-in to mention that I have still not found any way around this issue. I've tried various ideas to see if I could get around this, but I haven't been successful thus far. I will keep trying and see if there is something that might lend a hint as to what works.

[supercom32]

This is just a friendly check-in to mention that I have still not found any way around this issue. This seems like a major roadblock for any website that uses psudo-elements, since it makes navigating them impossible.