Explain implicit and explicit wait?

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Accepted Answer

Implicit wait is a global wait applied to all elements, while explicit wait is a specific wait applied to a particular element or condition.

Implicit wait is set once and applied to all elements in the script
Explicit wait is set for a specific element or condition
Implicit wait is defined at the driver level
Explicit wait is defined at the element level
Implicit wait is used to wait for elements to appear on the page
Explicit wait is used to wait for a specific condition to occur
Implicit wait is set using the 'driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait()' method
Explicit wait is set using the 'WebDriverWait' class and 'ExpectedConditions'
Implicit wait is useful when elements take time to load
Explicit wait is useful when waiting for specific conditions like element visibility, element clickability, etc.

Accepted Answer

Implicit wait directs the selenium web driver to wait for a certain measure of time before throwing an exceptio once this time set webdriver will wait for the element before the exception occurs.

Explicit wait: the webdriver is directed to wait until a certain condition occurs before proceeding with executing the code

Accepted Answer

Implicit Wait directs the Selenium WebDriver to wait for a certain measure of time before throwing an exception. Once this time is set, WebDriver will wait for the element before the exception occurs.

This will make the test execution slower than usual.

Explicit wait is more intelligent, but can only be applied for specified elements. In order to declare explicit wait, one has to use “ExpectedConditions”.

Explain implicit and explicit wait?

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