How to avoid “StaleElementReferenceException” in Selenium?

Question

I\'m implementing a lot of Selenium tests using Java. Sometimes, my tests fail due to a StaleElementReferenceException. Could you suggest some approaches to mak

Answer 1

Try this

while (true) { // loops forever until break
    try { // checks code for exceptions
        WebElement ele=
        (WebElement)wait.until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable((By.xpath(Xpath))));  
        break; // if no exceptions breaks out of loop
    } 
    catch (org.openqa.selenium.StaleElementReferenceException e1) { 
        Thread.sleep(3000); // you can set your value here maybe 2 secs
        continue; // continues to loop if exception is found
    }
}