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< p > Wait for the < code > selector< / code > to appear in page. If at the moment of calling the method the < code > selector< / code > already exists, the method will return immediately. If the < code > selector< / code > doesn' t appear after the < code > timeout< / code > milliseconds of waiting, the function will throw.< / p >
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< div class = "language-typescript codeBlockContainer_aalF theme-code-block" style = "--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa" > < div class = "codeBlockContent_MHx8" > < pre tabindex = "0" class = "prism-code language-typescript codeBlock_zHgq thin-scrollbar" style = "color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa" > < code class = "codeBlockLines_RjmQ" > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token keyword" style = "color:#00009f" > class< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token class-name" > Page< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > {< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < br > < / span > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token generic-function function" style = "color:#d73a49" > waitForSelector< / span > < span class = "token generic-function generic class-name operator" style = "color:#393A34" > < < / span > < span class = "token generic-function generic class-name" > Selector < / span > < span class = "token generic-function generic class-name keyword" style = "color:#00009f" > extends< / span > < span class = "token generic-function generic class-name" > < / span > < span class = "token generic-function generic class-name builtin" > string< / span > < span class = "token generic-function generic class-name operator" style = "color:#393A34" > > < / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > (< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < br > < / span > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token plain" > selector< / span > < span class = "token operator" style = "color:#393A34" > :< / span > < span class = "token plain" > Selector< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > ,< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < br > < / span > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token plain" > options< / span > < span class = "token operator" style = "color:#393A34" > ?< / span > < span class = "token operator" style = "color:#393A34" > :< / span > < span class = "token plain" > WaitForSelectorOptions< / span > < br > < / span > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > )< / span > < span class = "token operator" style = "color:#393A34" > :< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token builtin" > Promise< / span > < span class = "token operator" style = "color:#393A34" > < < / span > < span class = "token plain" > ElementHandle< / span > < span class = "token operator" style = "color:#393A34" > < < / span > < span class = "token plain" > NodeFor< / span > < span class = "token operator" style = "color:#393A34" > < < / span > < span class = "token plain" > Selector< / span > < span class = "token operator" style = "color:#393A34" > > > < / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token operator" style = "color:#393A34" > |< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token keyword" style = "color:#00009f" > null< / span > < span class = "token operator" style = "color:#393A34" > > < / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > ;< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < br > < / span > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > }< / span > < br > < / span > < / code > < / pre > < div class = "buttonGroup_Sd8_" > < button type = "button" aria-label = "Copy code to clipboard" title = "Copy" class = "clean-btn" > < span class = "copyButtonIcons_LnQD" aria-hidden = "true" > < svg viewBox = "0 0 24 24" class = "copyButtonIcon_t3l1" > < path fill = "currentColor" d = "M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z" > < / path > < / svg > < svg viewBox = "0 0 24 24" class = "copyButtonSuccessIcon_IiZV" > < path fill = "currentColor" d = "M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z" > < / path > < / svg > < / span > < / button > < / div > < / div > < / div >
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< table > < thead > < tr > < th > < p > Parameter< / p > < / th > < th > < p > Type< / p > < / th > < th > < p > Description< / p > < / th > < / tr > < / thead > < tbody > < tr > < td > < p > selector< / p > < / td > < td > < p > Selector< / p > < / td > < td > < p > A < a href = "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Selectors" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > selector< / a > of an element to wait for< / p > < / td > < / tr > < tr > < td > < p > options< / p > < / td > < td > < p > < a href = "/next/api/puppeteer.waitforselectoroptions" > WaitForSelectorOptions< / a > < / p > < / td > < td > < p > < em > (Optional)< / em > Optional waiting parameters< / p > < / td > < / tr > < / tbody > < / table >
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< p > < strong > Returns:< / strong > < / p >
< p > Promise< < a href = "/next/api/puppeteer.elementhandle" > ElementHandle< / a > < < a href = "/next/api/puppeteer.nodefor" > NodeFor< / a > < Selector> > | null> < / p >
< p > Promise which resolves when element specified by selector string is added to DOM. Resolves to < code > null< / code > if waiting for hidden: < code > true< / code > and selector is not found in DOM.< / p >
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< p > The optional Parameter in Arguments < code > options< / code > are:< / p >
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< p > < code > visible< / code > : A boolean wait for element to be present in DOM and to be visible, i.e. to not have < code > display: none< / code > or < code > visibility: hidden< / code > CSS properties. Defaults to < code > false< / code > .< / p >
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< p > < code > hidden< / code > : Wait for element to not be found in the DOM or to be hidden, i.e. have < code > display: none< / code > or < code > visibility: hidden< / code > CSS properties. Defaults to < code > false< / code > .< / p >
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< p > < code > timeout< / code > : maximum time to wait for in milliseconds. Defaults to < code > 30000< / code > (30 seconds). Pass < code > 0< / code > to disable timeout. The default value can be changed by using the < a href = "/next/api/puppeteer.page.setdefaulttimeout" > Page.setDefaultTimeout()< / a > method.< / p >
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< p > This method works across navigations:< / p >
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