java - Why WebElement and List are processed not in the similar way via xpath and List is always null?

Question

I'm using Thucydides 0.9.229 with Selenium shipped with it. To obtain some webelements I try to get them via List

@FindAll({@FindBy(xpath = "//div[text()='Расположение']/../../td[2]//input[@type='text']")})
private List<WebElement> placement;

with no result, the placement is returned null, while here

@FindBy(xpath = "//div[text()='Расположение']/../../td[2]//input[@type='text']")})
private WebElement placement;

there placement is not null, but the correct webelement handled well. As far as I understand, the firs example should return the 1-value list anyway, but even more values if there were some additional elements fitting the criteria. So, what is wrong, why I can't get the list of webelements there?

Answer 1

I have the same issue with @FindAll, and it also returns null.

However, you can use @FindBy for list of elements too. It may be used to mark a field on a Page Object to indicate an element or a list of elements.

@FindBy(xpath = "//div[text()='Расположение']/../../td[2]//input[@type='text']")})
private List<WebElement> placement;