Test breaks with FailureHandling set to OPTIONAL with WebUI.verifyElementPresent

Question

When running the following code (in Katalon Studio):

if (WebUI.verifyElementPresent(findTestObject('Object Repository/xyz'), 
    5, FailureHandling.OPTIONAL)) {
    WebUI.click(findTestObject('xyz'))
}

I received the following error message:

Test Cases/abc FAILED because (of) Unable to click on object 'Object 
Repository/xyz' (Root cause: org.openqa.selenium.ElementNotVisibleException: 
element not visible)

So, even though the presence of the object is optional, I get an error message. Did you have a similar case?

Answer 1

Your element seems to be present, but unreachable.

Use verifyElementClickable(...) instead of verifyElementPresent(...)

Documentation:

Reference Document

Answer 2

Your element might be present but maybe hidden. Use verifyElementVisible instead, e.g:

if (WebUI.verifyElementVisible(findTestObject('Object Repository/xyz'), 
    FailureHandling.OPTIONAL)) {
    WebUI.click(findTestObject('Object Repository/xyz'))
 }