{"id":3093,"date":"2020-05-04T19:25:06","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T13:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.h2kinfosys.com\/blog\/?p=3093"},"modified":"2025-04-03T07:06:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T11:06:09","slug":"locating-elements-using-link-text-and-partial-link-text-in-selenium-webdriver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.h2kinfosys.com\/blog\/locating-elements-using-link-text-and-partial-link-text-in-selenium-webdriver\/","title":{"rendered":"Locating Elements using Link Text and Partial Link Text in Selenium WebDriver"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In Selenium testing<\/a><\/strong>, links can be accessed by using an exact text match or partial text match of their link text. In this article, we will explore the available methods to find and access the links using Selenium WebDriver<\/strong>, which are essential for automating interactions with web pages. By mastering these techniques, you can make your Selenium testing more efficient and effective when it comes to locating and interacting with links on a webpage.
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Accessing links using By.linkText()<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In Selenium Webdriver we can access the exact link text by using the method By.linkText(). If we have the same link text for two links, this By.linkText() method will only access the first one. Consider the below HTML code<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"html.png\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Save the above file with .html and open the file with Google Chrome<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"open.PNG\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It will open as<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"click.PNG\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When you run the below WebDriver code, you will access the first \u201cclick here\u201d link<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"code.PNG\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s create a test case in which we will automate the following scenarios to handle linkText:<\/p>\n\n\n\n