How to skip first element in webpage and choose second element using selenium

Question

I have two elements in webpage with same linktext in same table structure. I have to ignore first element and select second element everytime if present. But problem is selenium selecting first element every time, How can I select second element instead of first element(ignore first element)?

I can't use anything other than Linktext to identify that element using selenium, That's the constraint.

is the values present in the table? if yes, then choose the particular cell locator value — Ravi Potnuru
– Ravi Potnuru, Commented Oct 7, 2016 at 8:52
Use driver.findElements(By......) which returns a list... if list size is 2, then take the second element. Else ignore based on size. — Grasshopper
– Grasshopper, Commented Oct 7, 2016 at 8:58
How to check list size and how to select second element of that list. Can you explain it in detail? — Parth
– Parth, Commented Oct 7, 2016 at 9:30
@Parth list.size() second element - list(1)... Just google for a java list tutorial. — Grasshopper
– Grasshopper, Commented Oct 7, 2016 at 9:35

Renuka Deshpande · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-10 07:33:46Z

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when elements having same link text or having same loactors, there is one collection present in java i.e List create a list of webelements having such kind of scenario, then by there index you can access the elements.

List<WebElement> list1 = driver.findElements(By.linkText("Services"));
for(int i=0;i<list1.size();i++)
{
 System.out.println(i+" "+list1.getText());
 //this can be used incase number of elements is more and no time to count there index
}
list1.get(1).click();

answered Oct 10, 2016 at 7:33

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anurag0510 · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-07 09:11:52Z

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Here it is for getting second element via link text where I used collection class to store all same kind of elements.

List<WebElement> li = driver.findElements(By.linkText("Services"));;
li.get(1).click();

answered Oct 7, 2016 at 9:11

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