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What are locators in Playwright and how do they differ from selectors?
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Locators are Playwright's way of finding elements on a page. They represent a query for elements and are auto-waiting and retry-able.
Selectors are the actual query strings used to find elements.
// Locator (recommended approach)
const button = page.locator('button[data-testid="submit"]');
await button.click();
// Direct selector (not recommended for interactions)
const element = await page.$('button[data-testid="submit"]');
Benefits of locators:
- Auto-wait for element to be actionable
- Built-in retry logic
- Better error messages
- Lazy evaluation
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