Selenium Webdriver - using isDisplayed() in If statement is not working

Question

I am creating a script that involved searching for a record and then updating the record. On the search screen, the user has the option of viewing advanced search options.

Answer 1

Use of Try Catch defies the very purpose of isdisplayed() used as If condition, one can write below code without using "if"

try{
driver.findElement(By.xpath(noRecordId)).isDisplayed();
//Put then statements here
   }
Catch(Exception e)
{//put else statement here.}