How do I verify that an element does not exist in Selenium 2

Question

In Selenium 2 I want to ensure that an element on the page that the driver has loaded does not exist. I\'m including my naive implementation here.

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Answer 1

You can use this:

Boolean exist = driver.findElements(By.whatever(whatever)).size() == 0;

If it doesn't exist will return true.