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# By Class

Contains all OpenText Functional Testing for Developers (Selenium) By methods for locating elements.

## C# syntax

    public class By : OpenQA.Selenium.By

## Inheritance hierarchy

    OpenQA.Selenium.By
            LeanFT.Selenium.By

Namespace: LeanFT.Selenium

Assembly: LeanFTForSelenium

The LeanFT.Selenium.By class exposes the following members:

## Method summary

| Name | Description
--- | --- | ---
| Attribute(System.String, System.String) | Returns a locator that locates elements according to a single attribute.
| Attribute(System.String, System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex) | Returns a locator that locates elements according to a single attribute, described using a regular expression.
| Attributes(System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary{System.String, System.Object}) | Returns a locator that locates elements according to one or more attributes. You can also use regular expressions.
| ClassName(System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex) | Returns a locator that locates elements by the specified className, described using regular expression.
| Id(System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex) | Returns a locator that locates elements by the specified ID, described using a regular expression.
| LinkText(System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex) | Returns a locator that locates elements by the specified linkText, described using a regular expression.
| Name(System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex) | Returns a locator that locates elements by the specified name, described using a regular expression.
| Role(System.String) | Returns a locator that locates elements by the specified role.
| Role(System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex) | Returns a locator that locates elements by the specified role, described using a regular expression.
| Style(System.String, System.String) | Returns a locator that locates elements according to a single style.
| Style(System.String, System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex) | Returns a locator that locates elements according to a single style, described using a regular expression.
| Styles(System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary{System.String, System.Object}) | Returns a locator that locates elements according to one or more styles. You can also use regular expressions.
| TagName(System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex) | Returns a locator that locates elements by the specified tagName, described using a regular expression.
| Type(System.String) | Returns a locator that locates elements by the specified type.
| Type(System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex) | Returns a locator that locates elements by the specified type, described using a regular expression.
| Visible(System.Boolean) | Returns a locator that locates elements that are either visible or not, depending on the parameter passed.
| VisibleText(System.String) | Returns a locator that locates elements by the specified visibleText.
| VisibleText(System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex) | Returns a locator that locates element by the specified visibleText, described using a regular expression.

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## By.Attribute(System.String, System.String)

Returns a locator that locates elements according to a single attribute.

C# Syntax

    public static By Attribute(String name, String value)

Parameters

name. The name of the attribute.

value. The value of the attribute.

Returns

A locator that locates elements that have the specified attribute value.

Return Type

A By object

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## By.Attribute(System.String, System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex)

Returns a locator that locates elements according to a single attribute, described using a regular expression.

C# Syntax

    public static By Attribute(String name, Regex value)

Parameters

name. The name of the attribute.

value. The Pattern of the attribute.

Returns

A locator that locates elements whose attribute value matches the specified pattern.

Return Type

A By object

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## By.Attributes(System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary{System.String, System.Object})

Returns a locator that locates elements according to one or more attributes. You can also use regular expressions.

C# Syntax

    public static By Attributes(IDictionary attributes)

Parameters

attributes. Dictionary of attributes.

Returns

A locator that locates elements by their attributes.

Return Type

A By object

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## By.ClassName(System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex)

Returns a locator that locates elements by the specified className, described using a regular expression.

C# Syntax

    public static By ClassName(Regex className)

Parameters

className. The className of the elements in the form of a regular expression.

Returns

A locator that locates elements with the specified className.

Return Type

A By object

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## By.Id(System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex)

Returns a locator that locates elements by the specified ID, described using a regular expression.

C# Syntax

    public static By Id(Regex id)

Parameters

id. The ID of the elements in the form of a regular expression.

Returns

A locator that locates elements with the specified ID.

Return Type

A By object

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## By.LinkText(System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex)

Returns a locator that locates elements by the specified linkText, described using a regular expression.

C# Syntax

    public static By LinkText(Regex linkText)

Parameters

linkText. The linkText of the elements in the form of a regular expression.

Returns

A locator that locates elements with the specified linkText.

Return Type

A By object

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## By.Name(System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex)

Returns a locator that locates elements by the specified name, described using a regular expression.

C# Syntax

    public static By Name(Regex name)

Parameters

Name. The name of the elements in the form of a regular expression.

Returns

A locator that locates elements with the given name.

Return Type

A By object

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## By.Role(System.String)

Returns a locator that locates elements by the specified role.

C# Syntax

    public static By Role(String role)

Parameters

role. The role of the elements.

Returns

A locator that locates elements with the specified role.

Return Type

A By object

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## By.Role(System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex)

Returns a locator that locates elements by the specified role, described using a regular expression.

C# Syntax

    public static By Role(Regex role)

Parameters

role. The role of the elements in the form of a regular expression.

Returns

A locator that locates elements with the specified role.

Return Type

A By object

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## By.Style(System.String, System.String)

Returns a locator that locates elements according to a single style.

C# Syntax

    public static By Style(String name, String value)

Parameters

name. The name of the style.

value. The value of the style.

Returns

A locator that locates elements with the specified style.

Return Type

A By object

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## By.Style(System.String, System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex)

Returns a locator that locates elements according to a single style, described using a regular expression.

C# Syntax

    public static By Style(String name, Regex value)

Parameters

name. The name of the style.

value. The Pattern of the style.

Returns

A locator that locates elements whose style matches the specified pattern.

Return Type

A By object

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## By.Styles(System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary{System.String, System.Object})

Returns a locator that locates elements according to one or more styles. You can also use regular expressions.

C# Syntax

    public static By Styles(IDictionary styles)

Parameters

styles. Dictionary of styles.

Returns

A locator that locates elements by their styles.

Return Type

A By object

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## By.TagName(System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex)

Returns a locator that locates elements by the specified tagName, described using a regular expression.

C# Syntax

    public static By TagName(Regex tagName)

Parameters

tagName. The tagName of the elements in the form of a regular expression.

Returns

A locator that locates elements with the specified tagName.

Return Type

A By object

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## By.Type(System.String)

Returns a locator that locates elements by the specified type.

C# Syntax

    public static By Type(String type)

Parameters

type. The type of the elements.

Returns

A locator that locates elements with the specified type.

Return Type

A By object

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## By.Type(System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex)

Returns a locator that locates elements by the specified regular expression type.

C# Syntax

    public static By Type(Regex type)

Parameters

type. The type of the elements in the form of a regular expression.

Returns

A locator that locates elements with the specified type.

Return Type

A By object

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## By.Visible(System.Boolean)

Returns a locator that locates elements that are either visible or not, depending on the parameter passed.

C# Syntax

    public static By Visible(Boolean visible)

Parameters

visible. Whether the elements are visible.

Returns

A locator that locates elements that are either visible or not, depending on the parameter passed.

Return Type

A By object

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## By.VisibleText(System.String)

Returns a locator that locates elements by the specified visibleText.

C# Syntax

    public static By VisibleText(String visibleText)

Parameters

visibleText. The visible text of the elements.

Returns

A locator that locates elements whose visible text matches the specified text.

Return Type

A By object

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## By.VisibleText(System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex)

Returns a locator that locates element by the specified visibleText, described using a regular expression.

C# Syntax

    public static By VisibleText(Regex visibleText)

Parameters

visibleText. The visible text of the elements in the form of a regular expression.

Returns

A locator that locates elements whose visible text matches the specified text.

Return Type

A By object

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See also:

- LeanFT.Selenium Namespace

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