How to use explicit waits when page factories are used in webdriver code

Question

I use page factories in my webdriver code, If i want to use "ExpectedConditions.visibilityOfElementLocated" which take a By object, how is it possible to use the WebElements declared using Page Factories. Should i simply use the locator exg(By.id("xyz"))... But that amounts to duplicating the locators. I understand this issue has been raised in many forums. I want to know whether there is an elegant solution for this problem.

Answer 1

Using ExpectedConditions.visibilityOf(WebElement) should do the trick.