HTML/Java: .exists() always returns true

Question

I have the following code. The site has a tab that only shows up once something happens. I'm testing to see if the tab is showing up but it always returns true.

if (html_tab1().exists() == true) {
   //Some code
}

I think the problem is the way the html hides the tab. Does .exists() find the tab even when hidden from the HUD? If so, how do I rework the java to check for the tab as either hidden or showing. Thanks!

making something invisible doesn't make that thing "not exist"... — Marc B, Jun 22 '15 at 15:21
Ok so that answers the question of why it's always true. How would I check for visibility then, instead of existence? Thanks for the reply. — TJF, Jun 22 '15 at 15:22
Do you mean Java or Javascript, they are not interchangeable. — Jon P, Jun 23 '15 at 06:44
Oops, meant Java. Don't know how I I clicked JavaScript. Nice catch — TJF, Jun 23 '15 at 16:19

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 23 '15 at 06:41

Can you try

Object disp = html_tab1().getProperty(".currentStyle.display"); 
System.out.println("Display " + disp);

based on what you get as the value for the display property you can determine whether the control is visible. Other way could also be to try to get the screenRectangle() for the control and check in case the control is visible the bounds have zero width/height. etc

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 23 '15 at 16:17

My problem was fixed by using the following code

if(html_tab1().ensureObjectIsVisible()  == true) {
    //some code
}

Still interested to see why none of the others worked. I feel like .isShowing() should have done the job. Thanks for all the help!

HTML/Java: .exists() always returns true

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