How to check if an element is visible with WebDriver

Question

With WebDriver from Selenium 2.0a2 I am having trouble checking if an element is visible.

WebDriver.findElement returns a WebElement<

Answer 1

Here is how I would do it (please ignore worry Logger class calls):

public boolean isElementExist(By by) {
    int count = driver.findElements(by).size();
    if (count>=1) {
        Logger.LogMessage("isElementExist: " + by + " | Count: " + count, Priority.Medium);
        return true;
    }
    else {
        Logger.LogMessage("isElementExist: " + by + " | Could not find element", Priority.High);
        return false;
    }   
}

public boolean isElementNotExist(By by) {
    int count = driver.findElements(by).size();
    if (count==0) {
        Logger.LogMessage("ElementDoesNotExist: " + by, Priority.Medium);
        return true;
    }
    else {
        Logger.LogMessage("ElementDoesExist: " + by, Priority.High);
        return false;
    }   
}

public boolean isElementVisible(By by) {
    try {
        if (driver.findElement(by).isDisplayed()) {
            Logger.LogMessage("Element is Displayed: " + by, Priority.Medium);
            return true;
        }
    }
    catch(Exception e) {       
        Logger.LogMessage("Element is Not Displayed: " + by, Priority.High);
        return false;
    }       

    return false;
}