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Why does my regex for "include?" not work?


I'm using Watir WebDriver and test/unit with Firefox.

The following code works:

assert(@browser.text.include?("Company employees"))

Why does the following code not work?

assert(@browser.text.include?(/Company employees/))

Solution

  • The String#include? method only accepts strings or characters. It does not accept regular expressions.

    You can use either of the following to assert against the regexp:

    assert(@browser.text.match(/Company employees/))
    assert(@browser.text =~ /Company employees/)
    assert(@browser.text[/Company employees/])
    

    However, I think it is more clear (reading the code and the error message) if you use the assert_match:

    assert_match(/Company employees/, @browser.text)