How to parameterize @findBy in pageFactory

Question

I am trying to implement a page class for footer in OpenCart application. which is having multiple links with same or similar properties except link text. What is the best way so that we can define single object and parameterize the link text.

Please share your ideas

Answer 1

Unfortunately, it's not possible to send arguments to annotation (reference)

One possible solution would be to create a Page Object class for link and pass a WebElement based on its li node.

Class Footer {
     @FindBy(css = "footer")
     WebElement baseElement;

     List<WebElement> links;

     Footer() {
         this.links = this.createLinks();
     }

     private List<Links> createLinks() {
          List<WebElement> links = baseElement.findElements("li");
          return links.stream().map(link -> new FooterLink(link)).collect(Collectors.toList());
      }
}

class Link {
    WebElement baseElement;
    Link(WebElement baseElement) {
       this.baseElement = baseElement;
    }
    //Now you can make any search for the specific 
    //Link using the baseElement attribute to narrow it properly
}