How to click a link by text in Selenium web driver java - selenium

Question

I have many links in my page.One with text "Add policyhoder" ,one with text " Add" only and another "Add PP". I need to click link by text .I am using below code to click link having text as "Add" only but it is clicking very first link having "Add" in its text i.e. ""Add PP" available on screen.Please can u help
Driver.findElement(By.linkText("Add"));
My requirement is to click a link with exact text match . for example "Add" here
<td width="100%" colspan="7">
<table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" valign="bottom">
<input id="hidPoClaim" type="hidden" onblur="ResetScript(this);" onfocus="HighlightScript(this);" value=" PolicySummary " callfunction="" size="" name="/Root/ACORD/InsuranceSvcRs/com.c_HomePolicyInquiryRs/co.cc_AvailableFunctions[com._FunctionName='PoSummary' and com.csc_FunctionName[#Action='ShowPolicyClaims']]">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="25%" valign="bottom" colspan="1">
<strong>
<font class="flabel">Policy Claims History:</font>
</strong>
</td>
<td width="20%" valign="bottom" colspan="1">
<font class="flabel"> </font>
<a class="fLabel" onclick="INFCaptureControlID(this); DoLink('POLICYLOSS','','ADD' );return false; " onblur="ResetScript(this);return true;" onfocus="HighlightScript(this);" delimiter="|" screenaction="ADD" href="" screen="Y" objecttype="POLICYLOSS" type="Link" context="Screen">**Add**</a>
</td>
<td width="20%" valign="bottom" colspan="1">
<td align="Center" width="15%" valign="bottom" colspan="1">
<td width="20%" colspan="1">
</tr>
</tbody>
</table
Thanks
Dev

Answer 1

If it the there are 2 elements with the word "Add", Then try something like this:
List<WebElement> list = driver.findElements(By.linkText("Add"));
list.get(1).click();
To find the element by searching for the exact text, then using xpath will be more helpful.
// For "Add" link, according to the HTML you've added to the question
driver.findElement(By.xpath("//a[text()='**Add**']")).click();

Answer 2

I assume because when you click on first link it opens that link page in same tab and can not find second link element as page changed , so you have to open that link page in new tab in.
I think your code would be :
String Newtab = Keys.chord(Keys.CONTROL,Keys.RETURN);
driver.findElement(By.linkText("Add policyhoder")).sendKeys(Newtab);
driver.findElement(By.linkText("Add")).click();
Now above code will work for you.

Answer 3

you can try using
driver.findElement(By.xpath("//a[text()='Add']"));
This would match exact text for you