What will happen if you call a Base Page method that uses driver.findElement(By.id("submit")) but the element is not present on the page?

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Selenium Java - Page Object Model

What will happen if you call a Base Page method that uses driver.findElement(By.id("submit")) but the element is not present on the page?

AStaleElementReferenceException is thrown

BNoSuchElementException is thrown immediately

CMethod returns null without error

DMethod waits indefinitely for element

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Recall findElement behavior
findElement throws NoSuchElementException if element is not found immediately.
Step 2: Confirm no implicit wait in method
Without explicit wait, it throws exception right away.
Final Answer:
NoSuchElementException is thrown immediately -> Option B
Quick Check:
findElement missing element = NoSuchElementException [OK]

Quick Trick: findElement throws NoSuchElementException if missing [OK]

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