ExtractText Class

Extracts text from the HtmlDocument that is based on delimiting start/end strings, matching regular expressions, and the occurrence of the text. The extracted text is added to the WebTestContext.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.WebTesting.ExtractionRule
    Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.WebTesting.Rules.ExtractText

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.WebTesting.Rules
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.WebTestFramework (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.WebTestFramework.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Class ExtractText _
    Inherits ExtractionRule
public class ExtractText : ExtractionRule
public ref class ExtractText : public ExtractionRule
type ExtractText =  
    class
        inherit ExtractionRule
    end
public class ExtractText extends ExtractionRule

The ExtractText type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Public method ExtractText Initializes a new instance of the ExtractText class.

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Properties

  Name Description
Public property ContextParameterName Gets or sets the context name of the extracted property. (Inherited from ExtractionRule.)
Public property EndsWith Gets or sets a value that represents the string that delimits the end of the string to extract.
Public property ExtractRandomMatch Indicates whether the extracted value is chosen randomly from all matches in the HtmlDocument.
Public property HtmlDecode Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the extracted value should be HTML decoded before the value is put into the Web performance test context.
Public property IgnoreCase Gets or sets a value that indicates whether matching is case-sensitive.
Public property Index Gets or sets the zero-based index of the string to match.
Public property Required Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the request fails if the search text is not found.
Public property RuleDescription Obsolete. This method is no longer used. Use the DisplayNameAttribute on the class to set a description for this rule. (Inherited from ExtractionRule.)
Public property RuleName Obsolete. This method is no longer used. Use the DisplayNameAttribute on the class to set a display name for this rule. (Inherited from ExtractionRule.)
Public property StartsWith Gets or sets a value that represents the string that delimits the start of the string to extract.
Public property UseRegularExpression Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the search strings are regular expressions.

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method Equals Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method Extract Finds the text that is delimited by the StartsWith and EndsWith properties and adds the text to the WebTestContext. (Overrides ExtractionRule.Extract(Object, ExtractionEventArgs).)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

By default, the first occurrence is returned. This will extract any string that is contained in the response body, including any HTML tags.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.WebTesting.Rules Namespace

Other Resources

Working with Web Tests

How to: Create a Custom Extraction Rule for a Web Performance Test

How to: Add an Extraction Rule to a Web Performance Test