# Warn about using removed `getInnerHtml()` and `getOuterHtml()` methods `Selenium` [has removed `getInnerHtml()` and `getOuterHtml()` methods from the API](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/427307d6e24000d7db68e8c36362fab05c477cce/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/CHANGES.md#api-changes-4). And, hence, [`Protractor` removed them as well in version 5.0.0](https://github.com/angular/protractor/blob/ea72d5588aef983aa84705abd1ad1afa36065be7/CHANGELOG.md#500). ## Rule details :thumbsdown: Any use of the following patterns are considered errors: ```js expect(element(by.id("myid")).getInnerHtml()).toEqual("test"); expect(element(by.id("myid")).getOuterHtml()).toEqual("test"); element.all(by.css(".class")).first().getOuterHtml(); element(by.id("id")).all(by.css(".class")).last().getInnerHtml(); $$(".class").first().getOuterHtml(); $(".class").getInnerHtml().then(function (html) { console.log(html) }); ``` :thumbsup: The following patterns are not warnings: ```js expect(element(by.id("myid")).getText()).toEqual("test"); getInnerHtml(); var html = getOuterHtml(); elm.getInnerHtml(); elm.getOuterHtml(); ```