---
title: "waitUntilDoesNotExist"
description: "Blocks until no nodes match the given [matcher]."
type: "function"
---

<div class='type'>Function</div>


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<div class='sourceset sourceset-common'>Common</div>


```kotlin
@ExperimentalTestApi
fun ComposeUiTest.waitUntilDoesNotExist(matcher: SemanticsMatcher, timeoutMillis: Long = 1_000L) =
    waitUntilNodeCount(matcher, 0, timeoutMillis)
```


Blocks until no nodes match the given `matcher`.

#### Parameters

| | |
| --- | --- |
| matcher | The matcher that will be used to filter nodes. |
| timeoutMillis | The time after which this method throws an exception if any nodes match the given `matcher`. This observes wall clock time, not frame time. |