In my test case I am getting the response as <data contentType="text/plain; charset=utf-8" contentLength="25"><![CDATA[This is a valid text.]]></data>Problem is: I need to assert the the message content using the xpath match, however in the response at the end there is a new line character, due to which my XPATH assertion is getting failed.Kindly suggest a way by which I can ignore the new line character, as I have to match the content of the string only.Looking forward for your response.

Hoping that check needs to be done for the string "This is a valid text."Assertions can be done using Contains as well as Xpath too.It appears from the response posted that there is no namespaces involved. So, I would think //data/text() should give you the exact string that needs to be asserted.

When I tried to use //data/text() , I am not getting any response in the same , instead it is displaying it as [].However I think i can live with Content Assertion where in I can pass my source string in the same and matches it with the actual output.Thanks for your help..Anand

No result for //data/text() - could be due to namespaces. If you provide full response instead of xml snippet, that would of help.

I my response I am only getting the output as <data contentType="text/plain; charset=utf-8" contentLength="41"><![CDATA[Some text]]></data>I know the request I am sending containing a namespace, however the response doesn't.

Try using //*:data/*:text() to put a wildcard match for the namesakes. CDATA is a pain in general though.

[Resolved] Using XPATH Assertions

nmrao
Champion Level 2
12 years ago
Hoping that check needs to be done for the string "This is a valid text."

Assertions can be done using Contains as well as Xpath too.

It appears from the response posted that there is no namespaces involved. So, I would think //data/text() should give you the exact string that needs to be asserted.
anand1
Contributor
12 years ago
When I tried to use //data/text() , I am not getting any response in the same , instead it is displaying it as [].
However I think i can live with Content Assertion where in I can pass my source string in the same and matches it with the actual output.

Thanks for your help..

Anand
nmrao
Champion Level 2
12 years ago
No result for //data/text() - could be due to namespaces. If you provide full response instead of xml snippet, that would of help.
anand1
Contributor
12 years ago
I my response I am only getting the output as
<data contentType="text/plain; charset=utf-8" contentLength="41"><![CDATA[Some text]]></data>
I know the request I am sending containing a namespace, however the response doesn't.
PaulDonny
Regular Contributor
12 years ago
Try using //*:data/*:text() to put a wildcard match for the namesakes. CDATA is a pain in general though.
anand1
Contributor
12 years ago
Hi PaulM,

I tried to do what you said, however I am getting the error as :-
XPathContains assertion failed for path [//*:data/*:text()] : RuntimeException:net.sf.saxon.trans.XPathException: XPath syntax error at char 11 in {//*:data/*:text()}:
expected "<name>", found "<node-type>()"

Not sure the reason behind the same.
Any thoughts.
nmrao
Champion Level 2
12 years ago
try //*:data/text() instead
anand1
Contributor
12 years ago
Mr.Rao,

Thanks, it works like a charm, just wanted to know how does this work.
how do u evaluate this Reg Exp.

Regards,
Anand
nmrao
Champion Level 2
12 years ago
You can use some online tools
nmrao
Champion Level 2
12 years ago
And somewhere in the top of the xml, there might be namespace, that is the reason it did not work when //data/text() is tried, so that is now replaced with //*:data/text()

In the above post with screen shot, it is shown as working with out *: due to that just used your xmlfragment which does not have namespaces. But in your case that is applicable.

Hoping below will help you on namespaces
http://www.w3schools.com/xml/xml_namespaces.asp