Why WebDriverWait is not working?

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Why WebDriverWait is not working?

If you don’t give the WebElement variable something to do, Selenium will throw that timeout exception. If you just want to wait for the element to be present then there is no need to assign it to a WebElement variable. WebDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver(); driver. get(“http://abc.com”); new WebDriverWait(driver, 10).

How do I get Selenium to wait for page to load?

There are three ways to implement Selenium wait for page to load:

  1. Using Implicit Wait.
  2. Using Explicit Wait.
  3. Using Fluent Wait.

How do I use WebDriverWait?

Practice Exercise

  1. Launch new Browser.
  2. Click on the Button “Timing Alert”
  3. Accept the Alert (Alert will take 3 seconds to get displayed, Use WebDriverWait to wait for it)

Why implicit wait is not working in Selenium?

Implicit Wait and Explicit Waits doesn’t work that way, they will maximum wait for element for the time duration specified, If they find the element before that next step would be executed. If you want your test to wait for exact time duration, you may want to use.

What is WebDriverWait in Selenium WebDriver?

Selenium WebDriverWait is one of the Explicit waits. Explicit waits are confined to a particular web element. Explicit Wait is code you define to wait for a certain condition to occur before proceeding further in the code.

What is the difference between the implicit wait and WebDriverWait?

Selenium Webdriver provides two types of waits – implicit & explicit. An explicit wait makes WebDriver wait for a certain condition to occur before proceeding further with execution. An implicit wait makes WebDriver poll the DOM for a certain amount of time when trying to locate an element.

Is thread sleep implicit wait?

Selenium has overcome the problems provided by Thread. sleep() and have come up with two Selenium waits for page load. One of which is Implicit wait which allows you to halt the WebDriver for a particular period of time until the WebDriver locates a desired element on the web page.

What is implicit wait in Selenium?

Implicit Wait directs the Selenium WebDriver to wait for a certain measure of time before throwing an exception. Once this time is set, WebDriver will wait for the element before the exception occurs. Once the command is in place, Implicit Wait stays in place for the entire duration for which the browser is open.

What are the different types of Waits available in WebDriver?

alertIsPresent ()

  • elementSelectionStateToBe ()
  • elementToBeClickable ()
  • elementToBeSelected ()
  • frameToBeAvaliableAndSwitchToIt ()
  • invisibilityOfTheElementLocated ()
  • invisibilityOfElementWithText ()
  • presenceOfAllElementsLocatedBy ()
  • presenceOfElementLocated ()
  • textToBePresentInElement ()

    • How do I launch ie in WebDriver?

    Open Internet Explorer browser–> Select Internet Options from Tools menu. 2. Select Security Tab –> Select Enable Protected Mode option — > Check the default Zone level for ‘Internet’. If you look at the screen shot below, security level for this zone is selected as ‘Allowed level for this zone : Medium to High.’ and ‘Enable Protected Mode

    What is fluentwait in Selenium WebDriver and how to implement?

    Fluent Wait in Selenium marks the maximum amount of time for Selenium WebDriver to wait for a certain condition (web element) becomes visible. It also defines how frequently WebDriver will check if the condition appears before throwing the “ElementNotVisibleException”.

    How to know selenium version from WebDriver?

    Relationship between WebDriver and other software.

  • Install Microsoft Edge (Chromium) Ensure you install Microsoft Edge (Chromium).
  • Download Microsoft Edge Driver.
  • Choose a WebDriver language binding.
  • Automate Microsoft Edge (Chromium) with WebDriver.
  • Other WebDriver installation options.
  • Testing Internet Explorer.
  • Application Guard.