# Element Exists

> `UiPath.MobileAutomation.Activities.ElementExists`

`UiPath.MobileAutomation.Activities.ElementExists`

## Description

Returns a boolean variable that states whether a specified UI element exists.

## Project compatibility

**Windows - Legacy** | **Windows**

## Configuration

### Designer panel

* **Target** - Default is set to `(null)`. Once the target is
  indicated, all properties regarding the element that was indicated are
  displayed. You can further create variables out of the displayed attributes of
  an indicated target.
  + **CV Text** - The text identified by the Computer Vision model in the
    target UI element.
  + **CV Type** - The type of control identified using Computer
    Vision.
    Note: We recommend leaving the CV type
    of control unaltered after indicating the target. Otherwise, the
    Computer Vision model might fail to identify the target at runtime,
    because you changed the control type.
  + **Fuzzy selector** - The parameters for the fuzzy selector.
  + **SearchSteps** - Select the methods used to identify targets and
    anchors from the dropdown list.
  + **Strict selector** - The selector that is generated for the
    indicated element.
    To learn how to create variables from the attributes of a target
    selector, check out the [Creating variables from
    selector attributes](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/ui-automation/creating-variables-from-selectors) tutorial.

### Properties panel

### **Common**

* **ContinueOnError** - Specifies if the
  automation should continue even when the activity throws an error. This field
  only supports Boolean values (True, False). The default value is False. As a
  result, if the field is blank and an error is thrown, the execution of the
  project stops. If the value is set to True, the execution of the project
  continues regardless of any error.
  
  :::note
  If this activity is included in **Try Catch** and the value of the **ContinueOnError** property is True, no error is caught when the project is executed.
  :::
* **DelayAfter** - Delay time (in seconds) after executing the activity. The default value is `0.3` seconds.
* **DelayBefore** - Delay time (in seconds) before the activity begins performing any operations. The default value is `0.2` seconds.
* **DisplayName** - The display name of the activity.
* **Timeout** - specifies the amount of time (in seconds) to wait for a specified element to be found before an error is thrown. The default
  value is `30` seconds.

## Input

* **Target** - Default is set to
  `(null)`. Once the target is indicated, all properties
  regarding the element that was indicated are displayed. You can further create
  variables out of the displayed attributes of an indicated target.
  + **CV Text** - The text
    identified by the Computer Vision model in the target UI element.
  + **CV Type** - The type
    of control identified using Computer Vision.
    Note: We recommend leaving the CV type of control unaltered after
    indicating the target. Otherwise, the Computer Vision model might
    fail to identify the target at runtime, because you changed the
    control type.
  + **Fuzzy selector** -
    The parameters for the fuzzy selector.
  + **SearchSteps** -
    Select the methods used to identify targets and anchors from the
    dropdown list.
  + **Strict selector** - The selector that is generated for the
    indicated element.
    To learn how to create variables from the attributes of a target
    selector, check out the [Creating variables from
    selector attributes](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/ui-automation/creating-variables-from-selectors) tutorial.
* **Tap offset** (Optional) - Set the parameters of your target element. This property is triggered when you enable the **Target**.
  + **Anchoring point** - Select the default positioning of the anchor point.
  + **CoordinateType** - Choose how to set the target coordinates. You can select one of the following:
    - **PhysicalPixels** - Use this option for workflows using a single device. Since the indication corresponds to actual pixels on the screen, it's
      different for each device.
    - **DeviceIndependentPixels** - Use this option to run workflows on devices with similar density screens. Device-independent pixels means that you are
      indicating a target based on the pixel density of the selected screen area.
  + **Offset X** - Horizontal displacement of the targeted area selected in the **CoordinateType** field.
  + **Offset Y** - Vertical displacement of the targeted area selected in the **CoordinateType** field.

### **Misc**

* **Private** - If selected, the values of variables and arguments are no longer logged at Verbose level.

### **Output**

* **Exists** - A boolean variable that specifies if the specified UI element is found or not.