pause

Pauses execution for a specific amount of time. It is recommended to not use this command to wait for an element to show up. In order to avoid flaky test results it is better to use commands like waitForExist or other waitFor* commands.

Usage#

browser.pause(milliseconds)

Parameters#

Name	Type	Details
`milliseconds`	`Number`	time in ms

Example#

pause.js

it('should pause the execution', () => {
    const starttime = new Date().getTime()
    browser.pause(3000)
    const endtime = new Date().getTime()
    console.log(endtime - starttime) // outputs: 3000
});