Waits a period of time for a window or control to exist before continuing with the next statement and returns True or False to indicate if it is found.
This statement is often used with conditional statements to handle known exceptions. For example, you can use it to determine if a window, control, or page is displayed before performing actions. See Handling known exceptions.
Syntax
WaitForExists(WaitTime)
Arguments
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| WaitTime | Maximum number of milliseconds to search for the window or control. |
Return value
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| True | Window or control was found. |
| False | Window or control was not found. |
Supported objects
Browser, Button, Calendar, Cell, CheckBox, ColumnHeader, ComboBox, Control, DateTimePicker, EditBox, Grid, HTMLElement, HTMLLink, HTMLTable, Image, Item, Label, Link, ListBox, ListView, Menu, NavigationField, PopupMenu, ProgressBar, RadioButton, Row, RowHeader, ScrollBar, Slider, SpinBox, SubItem, Tab, TabBar, ToolBar, Tree, Window
Example
Window("Feedback").HTMLLink("linkSubmit").WaitForExists(5000)