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How does Selenium define page objects?
Page Object Model, also known as POM, is a design pattern in Selenium that creates an object repository for storing all web elements. It is useful in reducing code duplication and improves test case maintenance. In Page Object Model, consider each web page of an application as a class file.
What are the locators are available in Page object model to identify an element on webpage?
Understanding Web Element Locators. PageFactory uses reference to actual elements on the page to initialize the referring web element on the page class file by means of Selenium locators. These locators are identified by the use of @FindBy annotation.
How is the Page factory used in selenium?
Page Factory in Selenium is an inbuilt Page Object Model framework concept for Selenium WebDriver but it is very optimized. It is used for initialization of Page objects or to instantiate the Page object itself. It is also used to initialize Page class elements without using “FindElement/s.”
How to inspect Page Object Model in selenium?
With Google Chrome or Firefox’s debugging tools, this can be made easier. By right clicking on any element on a page, you can activate the “Inspect Element” option from the context menu to find out detailed information about the element.
How to initialize a page object in selenium?
Web page classes or Page Objects containing web elements need to be initialized using Page Factory before the web element variables can be used. This can be done simply through the use of initElements function on PageFactory: LoginPage page = new LoginPage (driver); PageFactory.initElements (driver, page);
How to create a by object in selenium?
By LoginBtn = By.id(“login”) : An object of the By class is created, and is identified in the document using id. You can use any other locator as per your convenience to locate the web elements using By. You can refer to our article on Selenium Locators for more learning on locators.