Unable to print the locator (webelement) in Console Log - jasmine

Question

I'm new to Protractor.
I'm declaring an element as a variable like :
txtSearch : element(by.xpath('//input[#type="search"]')),
In some point I want to log the locator as :
var clickOn = function(webElement)
{
webElement.click();
console.log("Successfully clicked on the " + webElement);
};
I'm calling this function from Spec file like - clickOn (txtSearch)
In Console.log I am getting like - Successfully clicked on the [object Object].
Please find the required details below :
Node Version: 7.5.0
Protractor Version: 5.1.1
Browser(s): Chrome
Protractor configuration file :
exports.config = {
capabilities: {
browserName: 'chrome',
},
onPrepare: function(){
jasmine.getEnv().addReporter(reporter);
global.isAngularSite = function(flag) {
browser.ignoreSynchronization = !flag;
};
browser.manage().timeouts().setScriptTimeout(60000);
browser.driver.manage().window().maximize();
},
seleniumServerJar: '../../protractor/selenium/selenium-server-standalone-2.52.0.jar',
chromeDriver: '../../protractor/selenium/chromedriver_2.27.exe',
directConnect: true,
framework: 'jasmine2',
seleniumAddress: 'http://localhost:4444/wd/hub',
specs: ['../PoC_Protractor/spec.js'],
jasmineNodeOpts: {
showColors: true,
defaultTimeoutInterval: 600000,
isVerbose: true
}
I tried with webElement.locator().toString() but it is throwing-
Failed: webElement.locator is not a function

Answer 1

You can always output the locator used using webElement.locator().toString(). Check the output for the below code snipper.
Protractor spec:
describe('Locator testing by model', function(){
it('automate user register form', function(){
browser.get('http://www.way2automation.com/angularjs-protractor/registeration/#/login');
var search = element(by.model('Auth.user.name'))
console.log(search.locator())
console.log("Successfully clicked on the " + search.locator().toString());
console.log(search.locator().toString())
});
});
Output:
[14:01:48] I/local - Starting selenium standalone server...
[14:01:48] I/launcher - Running 1 instances of WebDriver
[14:01:49] I/local - Selenium standalone server started at http://10.96.61.119:56341/wd/hub
Started
{ findElementsOverride: [Function], toString: [Function] }
Successfully clicked on the by.model("Auth.user.name")
by.model("Auth.user.name")
.
1 spec, 0 failures
Finished in 0.942 seconds
[14:01:53] I/local - Shutting down selenium standalone server.
[14:01:53] I/launcher - 0 instance(s) of WebDriver still running
[14:01:53] I/launcher - internet explorer #01 passed

Answer 2

Hey it seems like you may not be resolving the promise in the correct way, try using -
webElement.click().then(function(element){
console.log(""Successfully clicked on the " + element);
};