Hello fellow soap users, I am building a regression test. And the easiest way is ofcourse to make one contain-assertion of the complete response. However, there are elements that change everytime I execute. For example: <ns1:RandomNumber>234</ns1:RandomNumber> Is there I way I can validate if the response contains something like: <ns1:RandomNumber>XXX</ns1:RandomNumber> With the XXX that 'blank out' that part of the validation. So it only checks the presence of the positions, and not what it actually says there?Kind regards

tester213243 There is an example in the documentation for the same https://www.soapui.org/docs/functional-testing/point-and-click-testing/point-and-click-with-xpath.html In your case, use xpath assertion with XPath expression as matches(//*:RandomNumber, '\d{3}') And Exprected Result as true NOTE: ignore namespace from the image below and use your name spaces by clicking on declare.

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tester213243

New Contributor

5 years ago

Contain assertion - how can I 'blank out' a part of element text which changes with every response

Hello fellow soap users,

I am building a regression test. And the easiest way is ofcourse to make one contain-assertion of the complete response. However, there are elements that change everytime I execute.

For example:

<ns1:RandomNumber>234</ns1:RandomNumber>

Is there I way I can validate if the response contains something like:
<ns1:RandomNumber>XXX</ns1:RandomNumber>

With the XXX that 'blank out' that part of the validation. So it only checks the presence of the positions, and not what it actually says there?

Kind regards

nmrao
5 years ago
tester213243

There is an example in the documentation for the same

https://www.soapui.org/docs/functional-testing/point-and-click-testing/point-and-click-with-xpath.html

In your case, use xpath assertion with

XPath expression as

matches(//*:RandomNumber, '\d{3}')

And Exprected Result as

true

NOTE: ignore namespace from the image below and use your name spaces by clicking on declare.

nmrao
Champion Level 3
5 years ago
Use regular expression.
- tester213243
  New Contributor
  5 years ago
  Hi Rao,
  Thanks for the quick reply, appreciate your time.
  But how would that work in my example if i want to use the regular expressions?
  For example, apparently a dot should match any character or \d should match any digit. But if i do the following it doesn't work:
  
  Response:
  <ns1:RandomNumber>234</ns1:RandomNumber>
  Contain Assertion:
  <ns1:RandomNumber>...</ns1:RandomNumber>
  or <ns1:RandomNumber>\d\d\d</ns1:RandomNumber>
  - arunbharath
    Contributor
    5 years ago
    Hi tester213243
    
    Can you try <ns1:RandomNumber>[1-9][1-9][1-9]</ns1:RandomNumber> . hope it works
HimanshuTayal
Community Hero
5 years ago
tester213243 :

instead of contains assertion use Script assertion it will check the particular node value.
User jsonSlurper to get the node value and assert like below

assert nodeValue != ""

and if you know the random value then assert like

assert nodeValue == expectedValue
HimanshuTayal
Community Hero
5 years ago
tester213243 : Have you got the chance to test the solutions provided. If solved then please mark as solve as it will help other help seekers :)
- sonya_m
  SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
  5 years ago
  Thanks everyone for suggestions.
  
  tester213243 any updates?