[SOLVED] How do I make an xpath with a variable for a selenide test

How do I make an xpath with a variable for a selenide test

I want to write a testmethod which I can give a parameter which will define which element to test.

Something like;

public void addImage(String imageNr){
     $(By.xpath("(//input[@name='image'])['" + imageNr + "']"));
}

To get i.e. (//input[@name='image'])[2] or (//input[@name='image'])[3]

How would I go about that?

Solution

within Selenide you have something called the ElementsCollection. More information can be found on this page: https://selenide.gitbooks.io/user-guide/content/en/selenide-api/elements-collection.html

What you can do is transform the SelenideElement to an ElementsCollection by using double dollar signs:

For example:

This .get requires an Integer type. It will give you first all elements and you can take the second element from the returned list.

$$(By.xpath("(//input[@name='image'])).get(pageNr)

You will still need to do an action after getting this. for Example .click();

Good luck with it.