title: How can I test that an element does not exist on the page with Protractor?
body: <p>I am trying to test if an element is not present on a page.</p>
  
  <p>I have tried using the following method, but I get an error each time:</p>
  
  <p>Method:             </p>
  
  <pre><code>expect(element(CastModule.PersonXpath).isDisplayed()).toEqual(false);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><em>Error: Failed: Timed out waiting for Protractor to synchronize with the page after
  seconds. Please see <a href="https://github.com/angular/protractor/blob/master/docs/f" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/angular/protractor/blob/master/docs/f</a> ...</em></p>
  
  <p>What method do you recommend?</p>