Element Key Features

Note

Here you will find information on complex or ambiguous functionality. For a comprehensive list of all available methods, please refer to the Element Interface documentation.


1. Delayed Element initialization:

Important

Following information suitable for Element object, that defined as class attribute of Page or Group

Key functionality:

  • Elements are initialized based on the current driver. If no driver is available, the element will be initialized later within the Page or Group class initialisation.

  • The driver and driver_wrapper will sets to Element object automatically from Page or Group instances


2. Custom waits

The waiting methods for Selenium and Appium have been reworked to improve efficiency, particularly for negative checks (i.e., when an element is not present on the page).

Key changes:

  • Reduced implicitly_wait: The default implicitly_wait time in Selenium and Appium has been reduced. This adjustment is made because Selenium’s implicitly_wait tends to cause long delays when checking for elements that are not present on the page.

  • Internal Waiting Mechanism: Instead of relying on Selenium’s or Appium’s native waiting strategies, all waiting methods now use internal methods with built-in Python loops. This allows for more precise control over the waiting time and conditions, leading to faster and more reliable checks.


3. Built-in waits

Most methods automatically wait for specific element states. For example, the framework will wait until a web element becomes clickable before executing click method on it.