// Method to find element along with explicit wait
public static IWebElement WaitFindElement(By locator)
{
// Set null as a default value for element expected to return
IWebElement expectedElement = null;
// Disable implicit wait in order to don't mix with explicit wait
DriverContext.TurnOffImplicitWait();
// Initialize instance of explicit wait
WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(DriverContext.Driver, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
// Set custom polling interval
wait.PollingInterval = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(200);
// Set condition for explicit wait
wait.Until(condition =>
{
try
{
expectedElement = DriverContext.Driver.FindElement(locator);
return(expectedElement.Displayed);
}
catch (StaleElementReferenceException ex)
{
Debug.WriteLine(ex.Message);
return(false);
}
catch (NoSuchElementException ex)
{
Debug.WriteLine(ex.Message);
return(false);
}
});
// Turn implicit wait back on
DriverContext.Driver.Manage().Timeouts().ImplicitWait = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5);
// Return expected element
return(expectedElement);
}
