How to use if-else statements in Appium Test (Java)

Question

I want to use some construction like this in Appium in my Tests:

if (element.exists()) {
 System.out.println("OK");
}

But Test failed with NoSuchElementException. Thy/catch constructiont doesnt work too. How can I use if/else statements in Appium?

Answer 1

You can check if the element exists or not by first fetching the list of that element and then checking its size. If the size is greater than 0 it means it is present on the page else it is not present.
You can do it like:

List<WebElement> elementList = driver.findElements(By.xpath("Enter your xpath here"));
if(elementList.size()>0){
   //Element is present
}
else{
   //Element is not present  
}