Difference between @findByMethod and @findelement?
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Answer / elakkiya
Both methods are used to find the webelements.
findelement:
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This is one of the abstract method , should be used to find the single web element.
Return type is single web element.
@Findby:
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This is one Annotation in Page factory model and used to locate one or more WebElements using a single criterion.
it has two kind of methods as follows.
• The @FindBys annotation is used in case elements need to match all of the given criteria
• The @FindAll annotation is used in case elements need to match at least one of the given criteria
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Answer / raam
@findby is a testng class,normally we use it in pageclass,
using this we can directly call the webelement
ex
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@findby(driver.findElement(By.xpath(!@#$%%))
WebElement name;
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using name we can easily call the webelement
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Answer / ram
findElement() :
-Find the first element within the current page using the given "locating mechanism".
-Returns a single WebElement.
-Syntax: WebElement findElement(By by).
–will throw "NoSuchElementException" if no matching element found
findElements() :
-Find all elements within the current page using the given "locating mechanism".
-Returns List of WebElements.
-Syntax: java.util.List<WebElement> findElements(By by)
–will return a empty list if no matching elements found and no exception will be thrown
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