Pass value to xpath at runtime

Question

Please read the whole Q before disliking or commenting something. I have searched on internet before posting it here. I'm having the below project structure.

pages(package)
    > Homepage.java
test(package)
    > Flipkart.java 

Inside Homepage.java i have declared all the WebElements using POM Page Factory methods and created respective method to click on Electronics link.

@FindBy(xpath = '//input[@title='Electronics']')
private WebElement lnkElectronics;

Inside Fipkart.java I'm calling the Electronics click method.

My doubt over here is the declared WebElement is specifically for Electronics.

Is there a way i can create a WebElement with type like mentioned below and pass value for %s dynamically from main method?

@FindBy(xpath = '//input[@title='%s']')
private WebElement lnkElectronics;

Answer 1

Answer referenced from Page Object Model in Selenium

You cannot create a FindBy with Variable, FindBy accepts only constants.

In case if you want to achieve that variability then you should write or find the element using normal findElement method