Protractor instance vs browser
angularjs-e2e, browser, protractor, testing
Solution
browser is the new, preferred syntax. `browser` is the same as `protractor.getInstance()`.
A few versions ago a new syntax was introduced. The major changes were:
- `browser` is a protractor instance
- `element(locator)` is the new syntax for `ptor.findElement(locator)`
- `by[strategy]` is the new syntax for `protractor.By.[strategy]`
Here is the new documentation: http://angular.github.io/protractor/#/api
Problem
I have tried to looked up for similar QA's but i couldn't find one to satisfy me. So basically i saw that in some examples it's used ``` ptor = protractor.getInstance(); ptor.get(url); ``` And in some other examples it's used. ``` browser.get(url); ``` So th question is: What's the difference using protractor instance and browser for getting specific url? Also if my assumption in the P.S. is right, which is better practice: to use only protractor, or to mix them? P.S. Also i saw same difference in usage with the debugger. I know that protractor is a wrapper over web driver and i assume that protractor.getInstance().get(url) is a implicit invocatin of browser.get(url).