step.inTime » validate(prompt,responses,passResponses,waitMs)
Description
This command is same as step » validate(prompt,responses,passResponses)
but it has one extra parameter for timeout duration.
This command provides manual validation with a timeout. Nexial will pause the current execution and display a prompt
on the console, from which one can provide the appropriate response as validation. The maximum pause time will be waitMs
milliseconds. If user provides input before the waitMs milliseconds then the pause will over immediately. The
responses parameter is a comma-separated list of possible responses, and passResponses parameter presents a list of
comma-separated responses that will be considered as PASS. If user provides a response that match one of the
passResponses, then the corresponding test step is considered as PASS. Otherwise, Nexial will consider the
corresponding step as FAIL.
The screenshot below is an example that shows the prompt and a set of possible responses:
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Parameters
- prompt - The prompt to the intended validation
- responses - Comma-separated list of possible responses
- passResponses - Comma-separated list of “PASS” responses. Note that these responses must be found in
responsesas well. If user’s response does not match one of thesepassResponses, the command is considered as FAIL - waitMs - The number of milliseconds to wait before timeout.
Example
Script:
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Output:
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