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tester213243
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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...
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nmrao
Champion Level 3
5 years ago
Use regular expression.
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    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's avatar
      arunbharath
      Contributor
      5 years ago

      Hi tester213243

       

      Can you try <ns1:RandomNumber>[1-9][1-9][1-9]</ns1:RandomNumber> . hope it works

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        tester213243
        New Contributor
        5 years ago

        Hi arunbharath  

        No unfortunately that doesnt work either. 

        There are many numbers in my response but if i just create a contain-assertion with [1-9] it fails. 

        Also if i check the box 'Use token as regular expression'. 

         

    • nmrao's avatar
      nmrao
      Champion Level 3
      5 years ago

      Instead of contains, use XPath assertion and provide the node, then use regular expression. If you are expecting 3 digits, try like

      \d{3}

      • Akshata9's avatar
        Akshata9
        Occasional Contributor
        5 years ago

        you can use regular expression  .* to check if field is not null