Is there a way to capture the value by using the id of a tagName, when the id is dynamic

Question

Is there a way to capture the value by using the id of a tagName, when the id is dynamic. Eg: My id value currently is id="m_7959323670053369637verificationMsg" but the "verificationMsg" remains same, only the number keeps changing. I know this question isn't clear, but I can't find a better way to put it. What I am actually trying to do is, I am trying to capture the value that I get in the mail (the verification code), but the id is dynamic in the htmltag, and it is the closest that I can get to point out the value. I hope my question is understood.

Answer 1

You can use the xpath for this type element to locate like

//*[contains(@id,'verificationMsg')] 

or

//*[ends-with(@id,'verificationMsg')] 

Answer 2

you can use CSS identifier as well. Following will find any element which ends with

[id$='verificationMsg']

this one would also works, but it checks if string contains.

[id*='verificationMsg']

in case you need something which starts with you can use following

[id^='verificationMsg']

Answer 3

You can use xpath's ends-with method. Something like below example-

WebElement cls=ff.findElement(By.xpath("//*[ends-with(@id,'verificationMsg')]"));