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dbaray's avatar
dbaray
Occasional Contributor
7 years ago

Using getXMLHolder with parameters?

I've seen tons of examples of getXMLHolder calls passing the teststepname#request or teststepname#response and that works fine. However, my input XML arrives via CSV file and gets assigned to DataSou...
  • Radford's avatar
    Radford
    7 years ago

    I don't use the XML holder to manipulate XML so there may be a better way to use it, but the holder has a "getXml()" method which returns a string so you should be able to do something like.

     

    testRunner.testCase.setPropertyValue("paramXML", holder.getXml())

    The holder is an instance of the XmlHolder class.

     

    (As an aside I use the XmlSlurper and XmlParser to manipulate XML I personally find it a little bit more intuitive than the groovy utils / XML holder method.)

Radford's avatar
Radford
Super Contributor
7 years ago

Just to add to what Lucian has said, the documentation explaining property expansions can be found here.

 

If you are unsure about property expansions, from within the Groovy script editor you can always use the right click menu "Get Data" option. This allows you to construct your property expansion via a visual point and click method. I still use this method all the time.

  • dbaray's avatar
    dbaray
    Occasional Contributor
    7 years ago

    Thanks Radford, the right click Get Data trick works great.