# Wait for Control

This action can be used to pause the execution, waiting for the specified control object to appear on the screen.

## **Properties**

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### **Input**

* **Identifier**: indicate a new UI element, or select from the already defined list of selectors.
* **Timeout**: total number of milliseconds the robot will search for the specified control object to appear before aborting the action.
* **Retry Interval:** the number of milliseconds robot will retry finding the specified control object.

{% hint style="info" %}
Based on the default values for timeout and retry interval, the robot would try 10 times within 5 seconds / 5000 milliseconds to find the specified control object.
{% endhint %}

### **Misc**

* **Display Name**: action display name in your implementation project
* **Wait Before**: number milliseconds robot to wait before executing the action.
* **Wait After:** number milliseconds robot to wait until moving to the next action.
*  **Abort on Error**: True/False
* **Retry Times**: Specifies the number of times to retry an action if it doesn't end successfully. Default value 0 (no retry); Use -1 if you want to retry indefinitely. 

## **Use Case**

### **Potential Use Cases**

* Wait for the google search bar to appear before trying to type in it.
* Wait on a company's webpage for tab/button "contact" to appear before typing in a message.
* Wait in an accounting software app for the button new invoice to appear before executing a click on it.

### **Examples of Using Wait for Control**

**Example**

**Description:** 

In this example, the robot will access the web page of Zendesk [,](http://www.rpachallenge.com/) look for the "Get Started" button and if it founds it, would display a confirmation message using the Message Box activity.

**Prerequisites**: 

Microsoft Edge installed.

Watch the robot in action:

{% embed url="<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBUtaApvgzQ>" %}

You can see how the **Wait for Control** activity is used in an example that incorporates multiple activities.&#x20;

{% file src="/files/-MT19FjSZrfEcONum-Ta" %}
Wait for Control sample project
{% endfile %}

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