How to click element using java in selenium?

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Trying to click in element with a correct locator but i have problem is located here WebDriverWait(driver, 120) saying this error message The constructor WebDriverWait(WebDriver, int) is undefined

WebElement button = (new WebDriverWait(driver, 120)).until
(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(By.xpath("")));
button.click();

ketanvj · Accepted Answer · 2022-08-12 06:03:02Z

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@cbeb7f9edf , in the latest version of Selenium, you should create the WebDriverWait object as below:

WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, Duration.ofSeconds(120));

answered Aug 12, 2022 at 6:03

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cbeb7f9edf Over a year ago

What's different between Thread.sleep and Duration.ofSeconds > smart solution needed! Need to never miss any clicks on button

cbeb7f9edf Over a year ago

button is displayed and missed with Duration

ketanvj Over a year ago

If the element is displayed before 120 seconds, e.g. in 5 seconds, then Selenium will continue executing next line of code and not wait entire 120 seconds. If element is displayed after 120 seconds then your test will fail with exception. Thread.sleep is a hard wait and should be avoided. Duration.ofSeconds() is not a method for waiting, it is just a method for giving a timeout in the Duration type. Earlier Selenium was accepting integer/long or Duration as the second parameter. From the latest version, it seems, that the constructor accepts Duration only.

ketanvj Over a year ago

Using WebDriverWait is the right way to wait. As a developer, we can assess what is maximum delay possible on a page load/element load and accordingly set the timeout duration. e.g. on an average element is taking 5 seconds to be visible, assuming it will take more on the slowest network, we can try and keep a timeout between 7 to 10 seconds. Keeping a timeout of 120 seconds in today's scenario is very high unless the website is really so slow.

cbeb7f9edf Over a year ago

elements displaying depends on internet speed

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