What is the difference between driver.findElement() and driver.findElements() commands?

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What is the difference between driver.findElement() and driver.findElements() commands?

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Hello Tim-khorev,

The difference between driver.findElement() and driver.findElements() commands are-

findElement() returns a single WebElement (found first) based on the locator passed as a parameter. Whereas findElements() returns a list of WebElements, all satisfying the locator value passed.

Syntax of findElement()-

WebElement textbox = driver.findElement(By.id(“textBoxLocator”));

Whereas the syntax of findElements()-

List <WebElement> elements = driver.findElements(By.id(“value”));

Another difference between the two is – if no element is found then findElement() throws NoSuchElementException whereas findElements() returns a list of 0 elements.