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How do I access a nested element without using xpath

this is how I would write it in Selenium WebDriver (Ruby)

@browser.find_element(:class, 'mapLock').find_element(:class => 'mapLockOverlay').click

But how would I write it in JAVA I have tried:

browser.findElement(By.className("mapLock").findElement(By.className("mapLockDisplay").click

which I know is obviously wrong

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You're actually pretty close, just mind the brackets. I just separated things a bit.

final WebElement mapLockElement = browser.findElement(By.className("mapLock"));
final WebElement mapLockDisplayElement = mapLockElement.findElement("mapLockDisplay");
mapLockDisplayElement.click();

If you're doing it all on one line, it would be

browser.findElement(By.className("mapLock")).findElement(By.className("mapLockDisplay")).click();
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Or even better, browser.findElement(By.css(".mapLock .mapLock display")).click(). –  Ross Patterson Feb 5 '13 at 22:41
    
Indeed! Wasn't something that came to my mind, as I'm not a web developer most days, but a great solution nonetheless :) –  Justin Jasmann Feb 5 '13 at 23:29

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