protractor element(by.binding('***')).getText() return a object instead of string

Question

For below protractor mocha test cases, greeting.getText() will always return
below result instead of the string. Could anyone give me clue on this?

   describe('angularjs home', function () {
        it('Should welcome a user', function (done) {
            browser.get('http://www.angularjs.org');
            element(by.model('yourName')).sendKeys('tanshuai');    
            var greeting = element(by.binding('yourName'));
            console.log(greeting.getText());
            expect(greeting.getText()).to.eventually.equal('Hello tanshuai!');
        });
    });

The console.log output================

  ElementFinder {
      browser_:
       ProtractorBrowser {
         controlFlow: [Function],
         schedule: [Function],
         setFileDetector: [Function],
         getExecutor: [Function],
      ................................
      getId: [Function],
      takeScreenshot: [Function] }

`getText()` returns a promise, you need to resolve it: – Dean Apr 18 '18 at 04:04 — Dean, Apr 18 '18 at 04:04

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 18 '18 at 04:05

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Protractor: element.getText() returns an object and not String

Looks like getText() returns a promise and you need to resolve it. Check out the link above

answered Apr 18 '18 at 04:05

Chris

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Hi Chirs, Thanks. greeting.getText().then(function (text) { console.log(text); }); works for me. It print the expected result. But how to let expect() resolve the promise? expect(greeting.getText()).equal('Hello tanshuai!'); still did not work – emma.l Apr 18 '18 at 04:11
glad to hear it! – Chris Apr 18 '18 at 16:18

protractor element(by.binding('***')).getText() return a object instead of string

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