How to assert a string in capybara?

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by rollin , in category: Third Party Scripts , 3 days ago

How to assert a string in capybara?

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by muriel.schmidt , 2 days ago

@rollin 

In Capybara, you can assert a string by using the have_text or have_content matcher. Here's how you can assert a string in Capybara:

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# Assuming you have a page with the following content
# <div id="message">Hello, World!</div>

# Use have_text matcher to assert the presence of the text "Hello, World!"
expect(page).to have_text("Hello, World!")

# Use have_content matcher to assert the presence of the text "Hello, World!"
expect(page).to have_content("Hello, World!")


You can also use regular expressions to match a portion of the string:

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# Use have_text matcher with regular expression to assert the presence of the text "Hello"
expect(page).to have_text(/Hello/)

# Use have_content matcher with regular expression to assert the presence of the text "Hello"
expect(page).to have_content(/Hello/)


These matchers will check if the specified text is present on the page and raise an error if it is not found.