Hi all, I have a small issue I can't find how to resolve.
 I have a page that is very dynamic according to customization for customers,
 hence I keep a page with all possible configuration WebElements as members.
 I init the Page using a PageFactory. as you understand by now, not all
 elements exists all the time so some of them are proxies pointing to non
 existing elements hence I can't event call the isDisplayed to find if the
 element exists.
 I can execute driver.findElements(By.name("myElementName")).size() > 0 but
 that means I am recalling the findElement that PageFactory
 is doing for me in init. how do I check if an already initiated element
 actually points to an existing element or whether it's a ghost element?
 --
 regards,
 Dan Hirsch

i am using wait to actually see if the element is actually present or not
 Function<WebDriver, WebElement> presenceOfElementLocated(final By locator) {
           return new Function<WebDriver, WebElement>() {
             public WebElement apply(WebDriver driver) {
               return driver.findElement(locator);
             }
           };
         }
 WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(_driver, /*seconds=*/20);
 
WebElement userName =
 wait.until(presenceOfElementLocated(By.name("j_username")));
 
hope this serves the purpose.
 
Nikhil
 

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