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How to Implement a Simple Wait Using Java and Selenium

dcboycm

Jan 10, 2019
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Jan 10, 2019
2 Min read
12,734 Views

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Using a simple wait in Selenium

In your Selenium Framework, you might have already created some methods that allow you to wait for elements to be present before continuing forward. As such, you no longer need to use SLEEPS in your test code.

The code below is not good for tests because it is hardcoded and static.

1Thread.sleep(1000);

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The code down here is dynamic and allows tests to move quickly.

1WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(webDriver, timeoutInSeconds);
2wait.until(ExpectedConditions.visibilityOfElementLocated(By.id<locator>));

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Here we create an instance of the WebDriverWait class. The wait class takes 2 parameters; webDriver and timoutInSeconds. Once you have created this instance it gives you access to different methods to wait.

Here are a few of the different methods you can use to wait.

alertIsPresent

elementIfVisible

elementSelectionStateToBe

frameToBeAvailableAndSwitchToIt

invisibilityOfElementLocated

numberOfWindowsToBe

presenceOfElementLocated

textToBePresentInElement

titleContains

titleIs

urlContains

urlMatches

visibilityOfElementLocated

visibilityOfAllElemenentsLocated

Another tip about using a wait is that you can create your elements with a wait. Check out this simple example:

1WebDriver wait = new WebDriverWait(webDriver, timeoutInSeconds);
2WebElement button = wait.until(ExpectedConditions.visibilityOfElementLocated(By.id<locator>));

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There's an even better example of using the Page Object Pattern and Page Factory setup to implement a wait.

Your creation of the wait instance should be on the BasePage:

1private static final String ERROR_DIV_ID = <locator>;
2
3@FindBy(id = <locator>)
4private WebElement errorDiv;
5
6public TestingContext getTestingContext() {
7    return testingContext;
8}
9
10public WebElement getErrorDiv() {
11    return wait.until(ExpectedConditions.visibilityOfElementLocated(By.id(ERROR_DIV_ID)));
12}

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I hope you enjoyed this simple tutorial on creating a Java-Selenium wait. Please leave your comments and feedback in the section below.

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