Assert = false and log.info to the console

[trans-am]

When firstName is null I would like to assert false and print log.info but in "else" part I cannot print log.info to console. Any thoughts?

Following piece of script.  

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def firstName1 = (json.nameList[0].firstName) // take Name
if ( firstName1 != null ) { // firstName1 has a value. It's not null
{assert true}
log.info("firstName = " + firstName1) // print to console
}
else { log.info("firstName = " + firstName1)
{ assert false}
}

[Shashavali]

its throwing an error at log.info in else. 

you are trying to print the value which null thats why its giving error.

you can use log.info ("firstname is null")

[trans-am]

Actually it's not giving error. It's just no executed. If I comment assert out, I will get log.info to the console

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def firstName1 = (json.nameList[0].firstName) // take Name
if ( firstName1 != null ) { // firstName1 has a value. It's not null
{assert true}
log.info("firstName = " + firstName1) // print to console
}
else { log.info("firstName = " + firstName1)
// { assert false}
}

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Then I will see output 

Fri Feb 17 15:01:15 CET 2023:INFO:firstName = null

[ChrisAdams · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Can I ask, why go to the effort of building the IF to assert true/false?  Why not "assert not null"?

https://community.smartbear.com/t5/ReadyAPI-Questions/How-to-assert-for-a-quot-not-null-quot-respons...