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browser.driver vs browser. Which one to use?

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Can someone please explain in plain English (or point to docs) on when I should use browser.driver and when browser when calling methods? For example:

browser.get() or browser.driver.get()?
browser.getAllWindowHandles() or browser.driver.getAllWindowHandles()?
browser.getCurrentUrl() or browser.driver.getCurrentUrl()?

Thanks.

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MarkAPhillipscommented, Aug 20, 2015

Just to add to this - I find that browser.driver works better on AngularJS apps that take time to sync. I have tried both and for some reason browser.driver is more reliable.

I think more clarity needs to added in relation to this as why not just use browser.driver as it works on both Angular and non-Angular apps and therefore eliminates this confusion as to which one to use.

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demisxcommented, Mar 16, 2015

@ryancat Hi there. As far as I understood, browser.driver.x is for interaction with non-Angular pages and browser.x methods are wrappers for interacting with Angular pages.

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