Assertions

Assert is an essential operation for testing and validation. RVL provides a special structure for it to make it more readable.

An assertion has two parts: the first row is Assert, which contains the assertion message, followed by the Condition:

Flow	Type	Object	Action	ParamName	ParamType	ParamValue
	Assert			message	string
	Param			param1
	Condition		condition statement
	Param			param2

The first line of an assertion is always the same, except for the Param Value.

In RVL, Action always refers to an operation performed on an object.

Flow	Type	Object	Action	ParamName	ParamType	ParamValue
	Assert			message	string	Assertion text to be displayed in the report
	Param			param1	string	Text1
	Condition		param1!=param2
	Param			param2	string	Text2

Examples

Compare an object's InnerText property with an expected value:

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Flow	Type	Object	Action	ParamName	ParamType	ParamValue
	Assert			message	string	Verify that: InnerText=Sister Carrie
	Action	Sister_Carrie	GetInnerText
	Condition		output1 == param2
	Param			param2	string	Sister Carrie

Check if an object exists on the screen:

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Flow	Type	Object	Action	ParamName	ParamType	ParamValue
#	Check that object 'Sister_Carrie' exists
	Assert			message	string	Check that object 'Sister_Carrie' exists
	Action	Global	DoWaitFor	objectId	objectid	Sister_Carrie
	Condition		output1 IsSet

Check if the variable Age has the value '74':

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Flow	Type	Object	Action	ParamName	ParamType	ParamValue
#	Check that variable 'Age' contains value 74
	Assert			message	string	Check that Age=74
	Param			param1	variable	Age
	Condition		param1 == param2
	Param			param2	string	74