How to check placeholder text on input field in Protractor?

Question

We're adding some translations to our apps, and I need to make some transports that grab the placeholder text and check that it's loaded correctly.

How to check placeholder text in an input field using a protractor?

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Justin 22 oct. 14 at 19:48

2 answers

element(by.model('<modelName>')).getAttribute('placeholder').then(function(element){
    expect(element).toEqual('<expected placeholder txt>');
});

This works for me. I have used it with model

, you can use it with any item you are testing.

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krishnarajanr Jul 14 16 at 14:17

Brine · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-22T23:43:03+0000

As mentioned in the Tractor Driver FAQ , tryelement.getAttribute('value')