Espresso - TextView contains String

Question

Quite simply, how do I say if a given TextView contains a specific string in Espresso.

The equivalent of: myStrings.contains("Subby");

score 121 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 28 '17 at 09:49

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You can use the Hamcrest library. It has a method containsString. I believe it is in the Espresso library.

You can static import it in your class:

import static org.hamcrest.core.StringContains.containsString;

Use containsString in your method on a TextView:

textView.check(matches(withText(containsString("Test"))));

answered Oct 28 '17 at 09:49

476rick

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This is the only legitimate answer to the original question. – azizbekian Oct 29 '17 at 12:14
you mean to say it validates if textview contain any string – Ahmad Arslan Feb 10 '19 at 17:02
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Yes, that is what you can check with containsString. @AhmadArslan – 476rick Feb 10 '19 at 17:07

score 33 · Answer 2 · answered May 12 '17 at 10:03

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Use withText

onView(...).check(matches(withText("Subby")));

onView(withId(R.id.textView)).check(matches(withText("Subby")));

answered May 12 '17 at 10:03

PEHLAJ

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Use `withText(startsWith("Subby"))` to match a TextView which starts with your desired text. (Same goes for `withText(endsWith(...))` – chrjs Jul 25 '17 at 12:27

score 26 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 20 '18 at 06:45

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Use withSubstring(substring), it is same as withText(containsString(substring)) but more concise

answered Aug 20 '18 at 06:45

luxin.chen

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