How do I change the default request timeout for Selenium 2?

Question

I am currently using Selenium 2.0a2 in Java to access the Internet using an HtmlUnitDriver instance. The problem I am facing is that, when I attempt to access slow websites, the request times out. How can I increase the time that WebDriver waits before throwing a timeout exception?

Answer 1

Hi, this works for me:

wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, 10);
wait.until(new VisibilityOfElementLocated(By.id("whatever")));

10 is the timeout is seconds.