In my Java method, I am trying to create a wait for a specific XPath. If the wait times out, instead of throwing an error, I want to return either null or the element if it is found. To achieve this, I can use try/catch and handle an exception that indicates "an EXPECTED element was not found" by returning null. However, before implementing this logic, I need to validate the syntax of the XPath query.
The challenge arises because there are existing methods that always report an expected element not found message, regardless of whether the XPath syntax is correct. This complicates my task of differentiating between valid and invalid XPaths.
Although I could implement the wait functionality myself, I sometimes require the ability to pass a list of XPaths (via String... xpaths) rather than just a single XPath string. While there may be existing methods that can wait for any of the provided XPaths, I am unsure how to create one from scratch.
Therefore, my question is twofold: Is there a way to verify the correctness of Selenium XPaths in terms of syntax? Additionally, is there a method to perform a wait operation for multiple XPaths concurrently? By catching and analyzing errors, I hope to distinguish between successful and failed XPaths within the list.