Using XPath preceding-sibling correctly

Question

Below is the code I wrote using Selenium IDE. Problem is with the clicking on a button using preceding-sibling

<td>

<div class="btn-group">

<button class="btn btn btn-danger block" title="Warning, Delete" name="delete" type="button">

<button class="btn btn btn-default block" title="View History" name="history" type="button">

<button class="btn btn btn-default block" title="View Settings" name="settings" type="button">

<button class="btn btn btn-default block" name="device" type="button">

<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-pencil"/>

 Arcade Reader

</button>

</div>

</td>

My path

xpath=//button[contains(.,'Arcade Reader')]/../preceding-sibling::button[@name='settings']

Answer 1

Since all buttons are on the same level you don't need to go level up and use

Use below code:

//button[contains(.,'Arcade Reader')]/preceding-sibling::button[@name='settings']