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Version: 1.3

Locators

Locators are used to describe an element or elements you want to interact with on a page.

By#

By is used to create Locators to find Elements or use in any place which accepts a Locator or Locatable.

Methods#

By.attr(tagName, attrName, attrValue)#

Locates an element where the attribute matches the value.

Example:

By.attr('name', 'frame-name')

Parameters

  • tagName string
  • attrName string
  • attrValue string
  • returns: Locator

By.css(selector[, debugString])#

Locates an element using a CSS (jQuery) style selector.

This locator is implemented using document.querySelector on the page.

Parameters

  • selector string
  • debugString? string (Optional)
  • returns: Locator

By.id(id)#

Locates elements by the ID attribute. This locator uses the CSS selector *[id="$ID"], not document.getElementById.

Parameters

  • id string The ID to search for
  • returns: Locator

By.js(script, ...args)#

Locates an elements by evaluating a JavaScript expression. The result of this expression must be an element or list of elements.

Parameters

  • script [EvaluateFn][evaluatefn] The script to execute.
  • args any[]
  • returns: Locator

By.linkText(text)#

Locates link elements whose textContent matches the given string.

Parameters

  • text string The link text to search for.
  • returns: Locator

By.nameAttr(value)#

Locates elements whose name attribute has the given value.

Parameters

  • value string The name attribute to search for.
  • returns: Locator

By.partialLinkText(text)#

Locates link elements whose textContent contains the given substring.

Parameters

  • text string The substring to check for in a link's visible text.
  • returns: Locator

By.partialVisibleText(text)#

Locates all elements whose textContent contains the given substring and is not hidden by CSS.

Parameters

  • text string The substring to check for in a elements's visible text.
  • returns: Locator

By.tagName(name)#

Locates elements with a given tag name.

Parameters

  • name string The tag name to search for.
  • returns: Locator

By.visibleText(text)#

Locates all elements whose textContent equals the given substring and is not hidden by CSS.

Parameters

  • text string The string to check for in a elements's visible text.
  • returns: Locator

By.xpath(xpath)#

Locates elements matching a [XPath][] selector.

Parameters

  • xpath string The XPath selector to use.
  • returns: Locator

Properties

  • args string[]
  • command string

Locator#

A Locator represents an object used to locate elements on the page. It is usually constructed using the helper methods of By. An ElementHandle can also be used as a Locator which finds itself.

[EvaluateFn]: [evaluate]

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