The different locators in Selenium are as follows:
- By CSS ID: find_element_by_id.
- By CSS class name: find_element_by_class_name.
- By name attribute: find_element_by_name.
- By DOM structure or xpath: find_element_by_xpath.
- By link text: find_element_by_link_text.
- By partial link text: find_element_by_partial_link_text.
What are the 8 locators in Selenium?
Selenium supports 8 different types of locators namely id, name, className, tagName, linkText, partialLinkText, CSS selector and xpath. Using id is one of the most reliable and fast methods of element recognition. Usually, the id is always unique on a given web page.
Which is best locator in Selenium?
IDs are the safest locator option and should always be your first choice. By W3C standards, it should be unique in the page meaning you will never have a problem with finding more than one element matching the locator.
