Setting up similar weblements using a list<webelement> in selenium

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I've several page elements / records having xpath / id's like this

//*[@id='xyz-model-car-card-0']/car
//*[@id='xyz-model-car-card-1']/car
//*[@id='xyz-model-car-card-2']/car

and i am looking to add these webelements using List so that i can take any action on them.

List<WebElement> item = Arrays.asList();
// incase i want to navigate to 5 cards..
for(int i=0;i<5;i++) {
item.add(By.id('xyz-model-car-card-'+i));
}

but, i am unable to add it.. giving below error..

*add (org.openqa.selenium.WebElement)
in List cannot be applied to (org.openqa.selenium.By)*

Whats the best way to deal with such webelements name if we want to load them in one go.enter code here

Pl. share some example.. Thanks in advance!

Bill Hileman · Accepted Answer · 2018-02-07 18:02:28Z

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Assuming a webdriver named 'driver':

List<WebElement> xyzModels = driver.findElements(By.xpath("//*[starts-with(@id='xyz-model-car-card-')]/car));

For (WebElement car : xyzModels) {
    //your code here...
}

answered Feb 7, 2018 at 18:02

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RKelley · Accepted Answer · 2018-02-07 18:56:46Z

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You are trying to add the By object to your WebElement list:

item.add(By.id('xyz-model-car-card-'+i));

You need to add the web element instead (assuming you are using driver when you instantiate your new browser object):

item.add(driver.findElement(By.id('xyz-model-car-card-'+i)));

But, I agree with Bill Hileman's answer. Best way to add the elements to a list is to do this:

List<WebElement> myList = driver.findElements(By.....)

answered Feb 7, 2018 at 18:56

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