Select Element By Text in Selenium

Question

This may sound so simple but why there is no method to find element by its inner text without using xpath? for instance there is an element:

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Answer 1

I think this works in java.

        WebElement chosenElement;
        List elements = driver.findElements(By.tagName("button"));
        for(WebElement element:elements){
            if(element.getText().equals("Some Text")){
                chosenElement = element;
                break;
            }
        }