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99 changes: 94 additions & 5 deletions examples/java/src/test/java/dev/selenium/elements/LocatorsTest.java
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package dev.selenium.elements;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.support.pagefactory.ByAll;
import org.openqa.selenium.support.pagefactory.ByChained;
import dev.selenium.BaseTest;
import java.util.List;

import dev.selenium.BaseTest;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.support.pagefactory.ByAll;
import org.openqa.selenium.support.pagefactory.ByChained;

import java.util.List;

public class LocatorsTest extends BaseTest {

public void findElementByClassName() {
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/locators_tests/locators.html");

// Find element by class name
WebElement element = driver.findElement(By.className("information"));
}

public void findElementByCssSelector() {
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/locators_tests/locators.html");

// Find element by css selector
WebElement element = driver.findElement(By.cssSelector("#fname"));
}

public void findElementById() {
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/locators_tests/locators.html");

// Find element by id
WebElement element = driver.findElement(By.id("lname"));
}

public void findElementByName() {
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/locators_tests/locators.html");

// Find element by name
WebElement element = driver.findElement(By.name("newsletter"));
}

public void findElementByLinkText() {
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/locators_tests/locators.html");

// Find element by link text
WebElement element = driver.findElement(By.linkText("Selenium Official Page"));
}

public void findElementByPartialLinkText() {
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/locators_tests/locators.html");

// Find element by partial link text
WebElement element = driver.findElement(By.partialLinkText("Official Page"));
}

public void findElementByTagName() {
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/locators_tests/locators.html");

// Find element by tag name
WebElement element = driver.findElement(By.tagName("a"));
}

public void findElementByXpath() {
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/locators_tests/locators.html");

// Find element by xpath
WebElement element = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@value='f']"));
}

public void findElementUsingBy() {
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/locators_tests/locators.html");

// Define locators using different strategies shared above
By informationLocator = By.className("information");
By firstNameLocator = By.cssSelector("#fname");
By lastNameLocator = By.id("lname");
By newsletterLocator = By.name("newsletter");
By linkTextLocator = By.linkText("Selenium Official Page");
By partialLinkTextLocator = By.partialLinkText("Official Page");
By tagNameLocator = By.tagName("a");
By xpathLocator = By.xpath("//input[@value='f']");

// Now we can directly use them in driver.findElement()
WebElement informationElement = driver.findElement(informationLocator);
WebElement firstNameElement = driver.findElement(firstNameLocator);
WebElement lastNameElement = driver.findElement(lastNameLocator);
WebElement newsletterElement = driver.findElement(newsletterLocator);
WebElement linkTextElement = driver.findElement(linkTextLocator);
WebElement partialLinkTextElement = driver.findElement(partialLinkTextLocator);
WebElement tagNameElement = driver.findElement(tagNameLocator);
WebElement xpathElement = driver.findElement(xpathLocator);
}

public void ByAllTest() {
// Create instance of ChromeDriver
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