How to resolve, Stale element exception? if element is no longer attached to the DOM?

Question

I have a question regarding \"Element is no longer attached to the DOM\".

I tried different solutions but they are working intermittent. Please suggest a solution th

Answer 1

I solve this by 1. keeping the stale element and poll it until it throws an exception, and then 2. wait until the element is visible again.

    boolean isStillOnOldPage = true;
    while (isStillOnOldPage) {
        try {
            theElement.getAttribute("whatever");
        } catch (StaleElementReferenceException e) {
            isStillOnOldPage = false;
        }
    }
    WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, 15);
    wait.until(ExpectedConditions.visibilityOfElementLocated(By.id("theElementId")));