Selenium Implicit Wait and Element Location

An implicit wait is a global setting that applies to every element location call for the entire session, where the driver will wait for a specified duration before returning an error if the element is not found.

Implicit wait is a global setting that applies to every element location call, while explicit waits are loops added to the code to poll the application for a specific condition before proceeding.

If an element is not found during an implicit wait, the driver will wait for the specified duration before returning an error.

<p>Explicit waits are useful in Selenium to specify the exact condition to wait for in each place it is needed, ensuring the application is in the desired state before proceeding.</p> Signup and view all the answers