From b93bf18feaf3c44b406a41bf87d70c95e7a900e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Leo Gallucci <elgalu3@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 19:46:41 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] feat(elementFinder): keep a reference to the original locator

---
 lib/protractor.js               | 9 +++++++++
 spec/basic/findelements_spec.js | 7 +++++++
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/protractor.js b/lib/protractor.js
index d9a28aee1..1e60a43e5 100644
--- a/lib/protractor.js
+++ b/lib/protractor.js
@@ -158,6 +158,15 @@ var buildElementHelper = function(ptor, opt_usingChain) {
       return using().isElementPresent(locator);
     };
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the originally specified locator.
+     *
+     * @return {webdriver.Locator} The element locator.
+     */
+    elementFinder.locator = function() {
+      return locator;
+    };
+
     /**
      * Calls to element may be chained to find elements within a parent.
      *
diff --git a/spec/basic/findelements_spec.js b/spec/basic/findelements_spec.js
index 6eb7d1851..fdf70288a 100644
--- a/spec/basic/findelements_spec.js
+++ b/spec/basic/findelements_spec.js
@@ -586,6 +586,13 @@ describe('global element function', function() {
     expect(element(by.binding('greet')).isPresent()).toBe(true);
     expect(element(by.binding('nopenopenope')).isPresent()).toBe(false);
   });
+
+  it('should keep a reference to the original locator', function() {
+    var byCss = by.css('body');
+    var byBinding = by.binding('greet');
+    expect(element(byCss).locator()).toEqual(byCss);
+    expect(element(byBinding).locator()).toEqual(byBinding);
+  });
 });
 
 describe('evaluating statements', function() {