Can anyone please explain what is the need of pagefactory in page object model.
Eg. We use below code for initializing the page object class.
LoginPage loginPage = PageFactory.initElements(driver, LoginPage.class);
Why can’t we use
LoginPage loginPage = new LoginPage(driver);
Similarly while returning new page in each page object method we use
return new PageFactory.initElements(driver, HomePage.class);
why should it not be
return new HomePage(driver);
Please help me in understanding PageFactory, as I am new to page object pattern. I am thinking we can still manage without using PageFactory.