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How do you use findElement?
Let’s understand how to use Selenium findElement in various ways:
- Find by ID. ID is uniquely defined for each element and is the most common way to locate elements using ID Locator.
- Find by Name.
- Find By LinkText.
- Find By CSS Selector.
- Find By XPath.
What are WebDriver methods?
Selenium WebDriver Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| get(String url) | This method will launch a new browser and opens the given URL in the browser instance. |
| getWindowHandle() | It is used to handle single window i.e. main window. It return type is string. It will returns browser windlw handle from focused browser. |
What does the driver manage () do?
manage() returns an instance of underlying implementation of Interface Options which could be EventFiringOptions / RemoteWebDriverOptions. Options give you access to browser’s menu. Based on your question- driver is an instance of concrete class which implements WebDriver interface. When you type driver.
When to use driver.findelements in Java?
driver.findElements () is used to find a List of webElements matching the locator passed as parameter. In case the same locator matches multiple webElements then findElement method returns the first web element found. In case of multiple matches the findElements method returns a list of webElements.
How to use the findelement command on a web page?
You can use this command to access any single element on the web page. It returns the object of the first matching element of the specified locator. It throws a NoSuchElementException exception when it fails to find If the element. Its syntax is as follows. findElements () method.
How does the findelements function in selenium work?
FindElements in Selenium command takes in By object as the parameter and returns a list of web elements. It returns an empty list if there are no elements found using the given locator strategy and locator value.
What happens if the locator passed to findelements ( ) fails?
In case the locator passed to findElements () method leads to no element then a List of 0 size is returned instead of an exception.