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3 months ago

String Variable not including necessary newline characters (/n)

Hello everyone, I have started using variables in my test checkpoints, and I have run into the following problem, the solving of which I would really appreciate. I am testing to see whether the tex...

Hassan_Ballan
3 months ago
From my experience when \n exist in your text to move around as you are doing, you face restrictions as you experience.

A suggestion, in your case would it be possible to use two variables?
Read from page A element and save to variable A.
Read from page B element and save to variable B.
Compare variable A with Variable B.

Hope that helps.

littlebear

Contributor

3 months ago

Right now my problem is not in anything I am actually typing out. It is that the value stored into my String Variable 'DevValue' (the contentText of obj.source) is not equal to the value that is captured if I just create a checkpoint (for the contentText of obj.source) using the Operations tab.

littlebear
Contributor
3 months ago
The \n and other marks are added automatically when the object is selected to create a checkpoint, but they disappear when set them to a String Variable.
- rraghvani
  Champion Level 3
  3 months ago
  TC is only doing what you instruct it, to do. You have to check and verify the contents are captured correctly, in order to perform the comparison. Also, ensure that your variable is not modified afterwards.
  
  Your approach is correct, and it's what I use all the time when scripting.
  
  Here's a simple example,
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  - littlebear
    Contributor
    3 months ago
    Thank you for your help and advice.