getLocationAbsUrl vs getCurrentUrl

Question

In protractor, globally available browser object has two methods:

• getLocationAbsUrl()

Returns the current absolute url f

Answer 1

As stated previously the getLocationAbsUrl - returns a full path to the current location. browser.get('http://angular.github.io/protractor/#/api'); expect(browser.getLocationAbsUrl()) .toBe('http://angular.github.io/protractor/#/api');

The getCurrentUrl is utilized in a promise (schedule) to retrieve the URL of the current page. Typically, you would only use the getCurrentUrl when scheduling.

webdriver.WebDriver.prototype.getCurrentUrl = function() { return this.schedule(new webdriver.Command(webdriver.CommandName.GET_CURRENT_URL),'WebDriver.getCurrentUrl()'); }