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< p > Warning: This API is now obsolete.< / p >
< p > Use < a href = "/api/puppeteer.elementhandle.waitforselector" > ElementHandle.waitForSelector()< / a > with the < code > xpath< / code > prefix.< / p >
< p > Example: < code > await elementHandle.waitForSelector(' xpath/' + xpathExpression)< / code > < / p >
< p > The method evaluates the XPath expression relative to the elementHandle.< / p >
< p > Wait for the < code > xpath< / code > within the element. If at the moment of calling the method the < code > xpath< / code > already exists, the method will return immediately. If the < code > xpath< / code > doesn' t appear after the < code > timeout< / code > milliseconds of waiting, the function will throw.< / p >
< p > If < code > xpath< / code > starts with < code > //< / code > instead of < code > .//< / code > , the dot will be appended automatically.< / p >
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< table > < thead > < tr > < th > Parameter< / th > < th > Type< / th > < th > Description< / th > < / tr > < / thead > < tbody > < tr > < td > xpath< / td > < td > string< / td > < td > A < a href = "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/XPath" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > xpath< / a > of an element to wait for< / td > < / tr > < tr > < td > options< / td > < td > { visible?: boolean; hidden?: boolean; timeout?: number; }< / td > < td > < em > (Optional)< / em > Optional waiting parameters< / td > < / tr > < / tbody > < / table >
< p > < strong > Returns:< / strong > < / p >
< p > Promise< < a href = "/api/puppeteer.elementhandle" > ElementHandle< / a > < Node> | null> < / p >
< p > Promise which resolves when element specified by xpath string is added to DOM. Resolves to < code > null< / code > if waiting for < code > hidden: true< / code > and xpath is not found in DOM, otherwise resolves to < code > ElementHandle< / code > .< / p >
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< p > The optional Argument < code > options< / code > have properties:< / p >
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< p > < code > visible< / code > : A boolean to 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 > : A boolean 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 > : A number which is 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 = "/api/puppeteer.page.setdefaulttimeout" > Page.setDefaultTimeout()< / a > method.< / p >
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< h2 class = "anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id = "example" > Example< a href = "#example" class = "hash-link" aria-label = "Direct link to Example" title = "Direct link to Example" > < / a > < / h2 >
< p > This method works across navigation.< / p >
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