code: public void waitForElementNotPresent(final long time) throws WidgetException {
  		try {
  			waitForCommand(new ITimerCallback() {
  
  				@Override
  				public boolean execute() throws WidgetException {
  					return !isElementPresent();
  				}
  
  				@Override
  				public String toString() {
  					return "Waiting for element with locator " + locator + " to not be present";
  				}
  			}, time);
  		} catch (Exception e) {
  			throw new WidgetException("Error while waiting for element to be not present", locator, e);
  		}
  	}
docs: /*
  (non-Javadoc)
  
  @see
  qc.automation.framework.widget.IElement#waitForElementPresent(java.lang
  .Long)