dotnet/src/WebDriver/ISearchContext.cs

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using System.Text;

namespace OpenQA.Selenium
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Defines the interface used to search for elements.
    /// </summary>
    public interface ISearchContext
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Finds the first <see cref="IWebElement"/> using the given method. 
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="by">The locating mechanism to use.</param>
        /// <returns>The first matching <see cref="IWebElement"/> on the current context.</returns>
        /// <exception cref="NoSuchElementException">If no element matches the criteria.</exception>
        IWebElement FindElement(By by);

        /// <summary>
        /// Finds all <see cref="IWebElement">IWebElements</see> within the current context 
        /// using the given mechanism.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="by">The locating mechanism to use.</param>
        /// <returns>A <see cref="ReadOnlyCollection{T}"/> of all <see cref="IWebElement">WebElements</see>
        /// matching the current criteria, or an empty list if nothing matches.</returns>
        ReadOnlyCollection<IWebElement> FindElements(By by);
    }
}