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isExisting

Returns true if at least one element is existing by given selector

Usage

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browser.isExisting(selector);

Parameters

Param Type Details
selector String DOM-element

Example

index.html
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<div id="notDisplayed" style="display: none"></div>
<div id="notVisible" style="visibility: hidden"></div>
<div id="notInViewport" style="position:absolute; left: 9999999"></div>
<div id="zeroOpacity" style="opacity: 0"></div>
isExisting.js
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it('should detect if elements are existing', function () {
    var isExisting;
    isExisting = browser.isExisting('#someRandomNonExistingElement');
    console.log(isExisting); // outputs: false

    isExisting = browser.isExisting('#notDisplayed');
    console.log(isExisting); // outputs: true

    isExisting = browser.isExisting('#notVisible');
    console.log(isExisting); // outputs: true

    isExisting = browser.isExisting('#notInViewport');
    console.log(isExisting); // outputs: true

    isExisting = browser.isExisting('#zeroOpacity');
    console.log(isExisting); // outputs: true
});

Returns

  • <Boolean/Boolean[]>: true if element(s)* [is|are] existing

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