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isExisting

Returns true if element exists in the DOM.

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As opposed to other element commands WebdriverIO will not wait for the element to exist to execute this command.

Usage
$(selector).isExisting()
Examples
index.html
<div id="notDisplayed" style="display: none"></div>
<div id="notVisible" style="visibility: hidden"></div>
<div id="notInViewport" style="position:absolute; left: 9999999"></div>
<div id="zeroOpacity" style="opacity: 0"></div>
isExisting.js
it('should detect if elements are existing', async () => {
    let elem = await $('#someRandomNonExistingElement')
    let isExisting = await elem.isExisting()
    console.log(isExisting); // outputs: false

    elem = await $('#notDisplayed')
    isExisting = await elem.isExisting()
    console.log(isExisting); // outputs: true

    elem = await $('#notVisible')
    isExisting = await elem.isExisting()
    console.log(isExisting); // outputs: true

    elem = await $('#notInViewport')
    isExisting = await elem.isExisting()
    console.log(isExisting); // outputs: true

    elem = await $('#zeroOpacity')
    isExisting = await elem.isExisting()
    console.log(isExisting); // outputs: true
});