Passing parameters in @FindBy Page factory

Question

Is there any way so that we can parameterize the string which we pass to create a page object using a page factory?

ex:

String v = "password";
@FindBy(name=v)
private WebElementFacade password_Field;

I am trying to push the string v into the @FindBy but I am getting an error.

I am getting The value for annotation attribute FindBy.name must be a constant expression.

i agree it works if we use final keyword. but i want the value of v should be changeable. is there a way for that. — Santhosh Siddappa, Aug 16 '16 at 12:04
Annotation values must be resolvable at compile time. Needs to be a primitive or String. It cannot even be something referring to a properties file even when you put in a final keyword cause it will be resolved at runtime. — Grasshopper, Aug 16 '16 at 12:17

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 29 '16 at 09:32

Yes. It is possible. Please find the solution below:

In your Page, instead of using @FindBy, get the WebElementFacade using find method of the Page and then use it for operations.

For example: If you need to click on an element, please see the code below:

public void click(String elementId) {
    WebElementFacade element = find(ById.id(elementId));
    element.click();
}

This works perfectly for me. And the element id is coming all the way from .story examples.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 18 '19 at 11:22

No, Unfortunately, it's not possible to send arguments to annotation (reference). Since Java annotations does not allow dynamic parameterization. The compiler evaluates annotation metadata at compile time. So, it must be present. Though there are work around for this. Check this- Java Annotations values provided in dynamic manner

Passing parameters in @FindBy Page factory

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