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JoanLi's avatar
JoanLi
New Contributor
7 years ago

how to escape [ ] in jsonPath?

I download the Ready!API and try. I found a problem. I need to do restful test case. I want to add a assertion for Json node {"features": {"Standard Voice [Easy Access]": "AAAAA 16478396302"}}using...
Nastya_Khovrina's avatar
Nastya_Khovrina
SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
7 years ago

Hi Joan,

 

Thank you for your post. Square brackets mean array in json. So, I recommend that you use the Script assertion and parse the received response using Groovy. 

You can start with the following script which gets the response content:

 

import groovy.json.JsonSlurper
def response = messageExchange.response.responseContent
def slurper = new JsonSlurper()
def json = slurper.parseText response //received json
def result = false // result of the assertion
...

In your particular case, I've managed to get the valid assertion with the following settings for the JSONPath Match Assertion:

 

JSONPath Expression

$.features.*

 

Expected Result:

[AAAAA 16478396302]

 

Examples can be found in this article:

JSONPath Match Assertion: https://support.smartbear.com/readyapi/docs/testing/assertions/reference/property/json-match.html