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Name several types of expectations in Selenium and explain them.

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  1. Implicit Waits

    • Configured once for the entire WebDriver session.
    • WebDriver will wait for a specified amount of time before throwing a NoSuchElementException when searching for an element.
    • The wait time applies to each call of findElement(s).
    • If the element is found earlier, WebDriver will not wait until the end.
  2. Explicit Waits

    • Applied to a specific condition for a particular element.
    • WebDriver will wait for the specified condition to be true within the set maximum time.
    • If the condition is met earlier, the execution continues.
    • If the condition is not met within the maximum time, a TimeoutException is thrown.
    • Usually used with WebDriverWait and ExpectedConditions.
    // Example of Explicit Wait
    WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, Duration.ofSeconds(10));
    WebElement element = wait.until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(By.id("myButton")));
    
  3. Fluent Waits

    • A more advanced version of Explicit Waits.
    • Allows defining not only the maximum wait time but also:
      • The polling interval.
      • Types of exceptions to ignore during waiting.
    // Example of Fluent Wait
    Wait<WebDriver> wait = new FluentWait<>(driver)
            .withTimeout(Duration.ofSeconds(30))
            .pollingEvery(Duration.ofSeconds(5))
            .ignoring(NoSuchElementException.class);
    
    WebElement element = wait.until(driver -> driver.findElement(By.id("myElement")));
    

Summary table:

Wait Type Application Area Flexibility Exception Handling Usage
Implicit Wait Entire WebDriver session Low (fixed time) Automatic General wait time for all searches
Explicit Wait Specific condition for an element High (conditional) Manual (TimeoutException) Waiting for a specific element state
Fluent Wait Specific condition for an element Very high (interval, ignore) Manual (TimeoutException) Fine-tuned wait configuration