What types of user interface expectations can you name?
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Answer from AI
Types of user interface (UI) expectations in QA and test automation can be divided into several categories:
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Explicit Waits — waiting for a specific condition or event, such as the appearance of an element, its clickability, visibility, etc. Usually implemented through special methods that check the state with a timeout.
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Implicit Waits — a global wait applied to all element search operations. If the element is not found, the driver waits for the specified time before throwing an error.
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Fixed Waits / Sleep — pauses with a fixed duration, e.g.,
Thread.sleep(5000). Rarely used as they are inefficient and increase test time. -
Event-driven Waits — waiting based on UI events, such as animation completion, page load, or element state change.
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Data Waits — waiting for data to load or update, for example, by checking API or UI state.
Using the correct type of wait helps make tests stable and efficient.