DefaultElementLocator

java.lang.Object
- org.openqa.selenium.support.pagefactory.DefaultElementLocator

All Implemented Interfaces:

ElementLocator

Direct Known Subclasses:

AjaxElementLocator
```
public class DefaultElementLocator
extends java.lang.Object
implements ElementLocator
```
The default element locator, which will lazily locate an element or an element list on a page. This class is designed for use with the PageFactory and understands the annotations FindBy and CacheLookup.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`DefaultElementLocator(org.openqa.selenium.SearchContext searchContext, java.lang.reflect.Field field)`	Creates a new element locator.
`DefaultElementLocator(org.openqa.selenium.SearchContext searchContext, AbstractAnnotations annotations)`	Use this constructor in order to process custom annotations.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`org.openqa.selenium.WebElement`	`findElement()`	Find the element.
`java.util.List<org.openqa.selenium.WebElement>`	`findElements()`	Find the element list.
`protected boolean`	`shouldCache()`	Returns whether the element should be cached.
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - DefaultElementLocator
```
public DefaultElementLocator(org.openqa.selenium.SearchContext searchContext,
                             java.lang.reflect.Field field)
```
    Creates a new element locator.
    
    Parameters:
    
    searchContext - The context to use when finding the element
    
    field - The field on the Page Object that will hold the located value
  - DefaultElementLocator
```
public DefaultElementLocator(org.openqa.selenium.SearchContext searchContext,
                             AbstractAnnotations annotations)
```
    Use this constructor in order to process custom annotations.
    
    Parameters:
    
    searchContext - The context to use when finding the element
    
    annotations - AbstractAnnotations class implementation
- Method Detail
  - findElement
```
public org.openqa.selenium.WebElement findElement()
```
    Find the element.
    
    Specified by:
    
    findElement in interface ElementLocator
  - findElements
```
public java.util.List<org.openqa.selenium.WebElement> findElements()
```
    Find the element list.
    
    Specified by:
    
    findElements in interface ElementLocator
  - shouldCache
```
protected boolean shouldCache()
```
    Returns whether the element should be cached.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the element should be cached
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object