Core Step verifyProperty

Description

This step verifies whether the value of a webtest dynamic property or an ant property matches an expected text value. The text value can represent a regular expression. If the text value is omitted, the step simply checks for the presence of the property.

Parameters

description: Required? no; The description of this test step.
name: Required? yes/no; The name of a property to test. Must be set if property is not set.
property: Required? yes/no; Alias for name. Must be set if name is not set.
propertyType: Required? no, default is the "defaultPropertyType" as specified in the "config" element is used.; The type of the property in which to store the value. Either "ant" or "dynamic".
regex: Required? no, default is 'false'; Specifies whether the text value represents a regular expression.
text: Required? no; The expected value of the property. If omitted just checks for existence of the property.
value: Required? no; Alias for text.

Details

verifyProperty example

<webtest name="dynamic property test">
  <config ... />
  <steps>
    <invoke ... />
    <verifyProperty description="Verify dynamic property dynProp contains the word 'Warning'"
      name="dynProp"
      text=".*Warning.*"
      regex="true" />
  </steps>
</webtest>

<webtest name="ant property test">
  <config ... />
  ... ant tasks which may set ant property ...
  <steps>
    ... script or groovy statements which may set ant property ...
    <verifyProperty description="Verify ant property antProp contains the word 'Warning'"
      name="antProp"
      propertyType="ant"
      text=".*Warning.*"
      regex="true" />
  </steps>
</webtest>

See also: the storeProperty step.