Sometimes checking if an element exists on a page can be very useful. The code below demonstrates how to do that.
@Test
public void checkIfElementExists() {
driver.get("http://www.github.com");
if (driver.findElements(By.id("elementNotExists")).size() != 0) {
System.out.println("Element exist");
} else {
System.out.println("Element doesn't exist");
}
}
It returns a list of WebElements matching the locator and then it evaluates if the size is not equal to 0
Please be aware:
- If you use an implicitlyWait it can that longer if the element doesn't exists.
- The use of implicitlyWait is not the best. I highly recommend WebDriverWait.
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