Contain assertion - how can I 'blank out' a part of element text which changes with every response

[tester213243]

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 execute. 

For example: 

       <ns1:RandomNumber>234</ns1:RandomNumber>  

Is there I way I can validate if the response contains something like: 
       <ns1:RandomNumber>XXX</ns1:RandomNumber>  

With the XXX that 'blank out' that part of the validation. So it only checks the presence of the positions, and not what it actually says there?

Kind regards

[nmrao]

Use regular expression.

[tester213243]

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]

Hi tester213243

Can you try <ns1:RandomNumber>[1-9][1-9][1-9]</ns1:RandomNumber> . hope it works

[tester213243]

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]

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]

you can use regular expression  .* to check if field is not null

[HimanshuTayal]

@tester213243  :

instead of contains assertion use Script assertion it will check the particular node value.

User jsonSlurper to get the node value and assert like below

assert nodeValue != ""

and if you know the random value then assert like

assert nodeValue == expectedValue

[nmrao]

Tried the previous reply?

[HimanshuTayal]

@tester213243  : Have you got the chance to test the solutions provided. If solved then please mark as solve as it will help other help seekers 🙂