When Timeout Exception Occurs in Java?

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Class Timeoutexception Blocking Operations for Which a Timeout Is Specified Need a Means to Indicate That the Timeout Has Occurred. for Many Such Operations It...

When Timeout Exception Occurs in Java?

Class TimeoutException
Blocking operations for which a timeout is specified need a means to indicate that the timeout has occurred. For many such operations it is possible to return a value that indicates timeout; when that is not possible or desirable then TimeoutException should be declared and thrown.

How do you throw a timeout exception?

When it could be thrown from a method that does not declare it, you have 2 options:
  1. declare it in the signature: public void func1() throws TimeoutException { somefunction(); } ...
  2. hide it in an unchecked exception public void func1() { try { somefunction(); } catch (TimeoutException e) { throw new RuntimeException(e); } }

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Why do we get timeout exception?

In Selenium, TimeOut exception occurs when a command takes longer than the wait time to avoid the ElementNotVisible Exception. If the commands do not complete even after the wait time is over, a TimeOut Exception is thrown.

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