How to use NoSuchElementException class of org.openqa.selenium package

NoSuchElementException org.openqa.selenium.NoSuchElementException

NoSuchElementException is a WebDriver Exception occurs when the given element locator is not able to find the webpage element on the current page context.

Example

Lets assume, we are trying to access an element with name foo though the element is not found in current page DOM then it throws NoSuchElementException

1// Waiting 30 seconds for an element to be present on the page, checking
2   // for its presence once every 5 seconds.
3   Wait<WebDriver> wait = new FluentWait<WebDriver>(driver)
4       .withTimeout(30, SECONDS)
5       .pollingEvery(5, SECONDS)
6       .ignoring(NoSuchElementException.class);
7
8   WebElement foo = wait.until(new Function<WebDriver, WebElement>() {
9     public WebElement apply(WebDriver driver) {
10       return driver.findElement(By.id("foo"));
11     }
12   });

Solutions

• verify for the locator
• try to access the element using devtool console for the given locator
• use FluentWait to define max wait time for element appear on page.
• Handle in try catch block

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