Not able to call PageFactory with a Class (Only with "this") #76

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1. lolemouine commented on Aug 1, 2014

   

   lolemouine

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   PageFactory.initElements(new AppiumFieldDecorator(myDriver), TheClassImUsingRightNow.class);
   Or
   PageFactory.initElements(new AppiumFieldDecorator(myDriver), AnotherClass.class);
   wouldn't work...
2. TikhomirovSergey commented on Aug 1, 2014

   

   TikhomirovSergey

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   Hi!

   You are using Selenium PageFactory class. It has no method with these parameters:
   FieldDecorator
   Class of Page Object.

   Please see here: https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/master/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/support/PageFactory.java

   What does method that you are trying to invoke:

   1. It instantiates PageObject.class
   2. It decorates fields using DefaultFieldDecorator (!!!) //FindBy only with some invalid for native apps strategies such as cssSelector, linkText, ect.

   So. If you want to use AppiumFieldDecorator, you should prepare an instance of your PageObject.class whose fields have to be decorated.

   PageObject pageObject = new PageObject(someParams)
   PageFactory.initElements(new AppiumFieldDecorator(driver), pageObject);

   or

   public PageObject(someParams){
   //staff
   PageFactory.initElements(new AppiumFieldDecorator(driver), this);
   }
   
   
   
   //at automated test
   PageObject pageObject = new PageObject(someParams);
3. TikhomirovSergey commented on Aug 1, 2014

   

   TikhomirovSergey

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   I am sorry for confusion :)
   I made a little improvement here: #68

   Decorator that I made is useful when browser, Android or iOS UI have different locators.
   So, if you don't want to multiply your classes:

   @AndroidFindBy
   @iOSFindBy
   @findby
   Webelement

   AppiumFieldDecorator decorates fields marked by @AndroidFindBy, @iOSFindBy and @findby too.
4. TikhomirovSergey commented on Aug 1, 2014

   

   TikhomirovSergey

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   #73
5. Jonahss

   closed this as completedon Aug 8, 2014