Locators
The locators are supplied as a string prefixed with the locator types as shown in the table below.
| Type | Locator |
|---|---|
| id | find("id:some_id") |
| name | find("name:some_name") |
| class | find("class:some_class") |
| tag name | find("tagName:some_tag_name") |
| xpath | find("//xpath") |
| css selector | find("css: css selector”) |
| link text | find("linkText:link text”) |
| partial link text | find("partialLinkText:partial link text”) |
To locate an element by its title
| Type | Locator |
|---|---|
| title | find("title:title value") |
To locate an element by its text value
| Type | Locator |
|---|---|
| text | find("text value") |
Special Xpath functions
For simple xpath expressions you can just type it in natural English. For example //div[name='user_name'] can be passed over to the framework like find("div with name user_name")
If it is a partial match you can use find("div contains name user")
If the property contains special characters or white spaces, you can enclose them in single quotes find("div contains text 'User Login'")
Links
For a comprehensive x-path reference, refer this link
For CSS selectors, refer this link