Forum Discussion

eissaeva's avatar
eissaeva
Contributor
4 years ago

what is the meaning of '${Request 1#Response}'?

Hi Community   https://support.smartbear.com/readyapi/docs/testing/scripts/samples/compare-xml.html   In above explanation, what is the meaning of '${Request 1#Response}'? Can you please provide ...
REST
Scripting
eissaeva's avatar
eissaeva
Contributor

Also, my response is in JSON format

Is it possible to convert it to XML?

richie's avatar
richie
Community Hero
4 years ago
Hey eissaeva

Easiest way to convert json to xml in a response is to add the 'Accept' http header to the request that generates the response.

The value you set for the header will be 'application/xml'.

This will set the response sent back from your endpoint as xml

Cheers

Rich
  • eissaeva's avatar
    eissaeva
    Contributor
    4 years ago

    Thank you for this input, Rich

     

    From the previous answer you provided "The 'Response' bit just means the  response of the specified request."

     

    'Response'  - is just a string, not a variable holding the response, correct?

     

     

    • nmrao's avatar
      nmrao
      Champion Level 3
      4 years ago
      eissaeva, 'Response' is property name that readyapi internally defines and assign value on receipt of response.
      • eissaeva's avatar
        eissaeva
        Contributor
        4 years ago

        Changed response header to accept application/xml in both requests and followed the instructions but this did not work

        Attaching screenshot of the error and my code sample

  • nmrao's avatar
    nmrao
    Champion Level 3
    4 years ago
    richie, this is only true provided the service is implemented like that. Doesn't work otherwise.
    • richie's avatar
      richie
      Community Hero
      4 years ago
      Hey nmrao,

      Yeah im aware but i was trying to go with the simplest answer

      Nice one

      Rich