puppeteer/website/versioned_docs/version-16.1.0/api/puppeteer.elementhandle.waitforxpath.md
release-please[bot] 2d5f216621
chore(main): release 16.1.0 (#8743)
* chore(main): release 16.1.0

* chore: generate versioned docs

Co-authored-by: release-please[bot] <55107282+release-please[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
2022-08-06 16:49:20 +02:00

74 lines
2.9 KiB
Markdown

---
sidebar_label: ElementHandle.waitForXPath
---
# ElementHandle.waitForXPath() method
> Warning: This API is now obsolete.
>
> Use [ElementHandle.waitForSelector()](./puppeteer.elementhandle.waitforselector.md) with the `xpath` prefix.
>
> Wait for the `xpath` within the element. If at the moment of calling the method the `xpath` already exists, the method will return immediately. If the `xpath` doesn't appear after the `timeout` milliseconds of waiting, the function will throw.
>
> If `xpath` starts with `//` instead of `.//`, the dot will be appended automatically.
>
> This method works across navigation
>
> ```ts
> const puppeteer = require('puppeteer');
> (async () => {
> const browser = await puppeteer.launch();
> const page = await browser.newPage();
> let currentURL;
> page
> .waitForXPath('//img')
> .then(() => console.log('First URL with image: ' + currentURL));
> for (currentURL of [
> 'https://example.com',
> 'https://google.com',
> 'https://bbc.com',
> ]) {
> await page.goto(currentURL);
> }
> await browser.close();
> })();
> ```
**Signature:**
```typescript
class ElementHandle {
waitForXPath(
xpath: string,
options?: {
visible?: boolean;
hidden?: boolean;
timeout?: number;
}
): Promise<ElementHandle<Node> | null>;
}
```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| xpath | string | A [xpath](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/XPath) of an element to wait for |
| options | { visible?: boolean; hidden?: boolean; timeout?: number; } | <i>(Optional)</i> Optional waiting parameters |
**Returns:**
Promise&lt;[ElementHandle](./puppeteer.elementhandle.md)&lt;Node&gt; \| null&gt;
Promise which resolves when element specified by xpath string is added to DOM. Resolves to `null` if waiting for `hidden: true` and xpath is not found in DOM.
## Remarks
The optional Argument `options` have properties:
- `visible`: A boolean to wait for element to be present in DOM and to be visible, i.e. to not have `display: none` or `visibility: hidden` CSS properties. Defaults to `false`.
- `hidden`: A boolean wait for element to not be found in the DOM or to be hidden, i.e. have `display: none` or `visibility: hidden` CSS properties. Defaults to `false`.
- `timeout`: A number which is maximum time to wait for in milliseconds. Defaults to `30000` (30 seconds). Pass `0` to disable timeout. The default value can be changed by using the [Page.setDefaultTimeout()](./puppeteer.page.setdefaulttimeout.md) method.