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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
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Use regular expression.
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tester213243
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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

    • nmrao's avatar
      nmrao
      Champion Level 3
      5 years ago
      Tried the previous reply?