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Can you explain Webdriverwait in Selenium implemented with Java?

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answered 2023-06-27 18:45:02 +0000

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Yes, sure.

Webdriverwait in Selenium is a feature that waits for a particular condition to occur before proceeding with the next step of the automation script. The condition that it waits for can be anything like a particular element to become clickable, invisible, or visible on the web page, or for a specific title or URL to appear. If the condition is not met within a specified time, Webdriverwait throws a TimeoutException.

Here is the syntax for using Webdriverwait in Java:

WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, 30); wait.until(ExpectedConditions.visibilityOfElementLocated(By.id("elementID")));

In the above example, we tell the script to wait for 30 seconds until the element with ID "elementID" becomes visible on the page. If it does not become visible, TimeoutException is thrown.

The important parts of the syntax are:

  • WebDriverWait: This is the class used for setting up a waiting condition
  • driver: This is the instance of the WebDriver class that is being used for automation
  • 30: This is the number of seconds the script will wait before throwing a TimeoutException
  • ExpectedConditions.visibilityOfElementLocated: This is the condition we are waiting for, which is the visibility of the element located by its ID.

In summary, Webdriverwait is an essential feature in Selenium that ensures the automation script waits for the necessary conditions to be met before executing the next set of commands.

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