Rails - Oct 2005 - assert_tag for a hyperlink field ?

Hello all,

I''m trying to assert_tag the following rhtml line :

    <%= link_to "Cancel", {:controller=>"project",
:action=>"show",
:id=>@project.ProjectID} , {:class=>"button"}%>


The html source output is :

   <a class="button"
href="/project/show/163">Cancel</a>

But this test :

    assert_tag :tag=>"a",
:attributes=>{:id=>"href"}, :child=>"Cancel"

Returns :

   
[C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.9.1/lib/action_controller/assertions.rb:240:in
`assert_tag''
     test/functional/model_controller_test.rb:69:in
`testAutoLinkPreviewHtml'']:
expected tag, but no tag found matching {:tag=>"a",
:child=>"Cancel",
:attributes=>{:id=>"href"}} in:

Also, how can I test the content of the href ?

Thanks.

Peter Fitzgibbons

Hi !

Peter Fitzgibbons said the following on 2005-10-07
16:02:
> I''m trying to assert_tag the following rhtml line :
> 
>     <%= link_to "Cancel",
{:controller=>"project", :action=>"show",
> :id=>@project.ProjectID} , {:class=>"button"}%>
> 
> 
> The html source output is :
> 
>    <a class="button"
href="/project/show/163">Cancel</a>
> 
> But this test :
> 
>     assert_tag :tag=>"a",
:attributes=>{:id=>"href"}, :child=>"Cancel"
That should be (warning untested, but should be close):
assert_tag :tag => ''a'', :attributes=> {:href =>
''/project/show/163''},
:content => ''Cancel''

I too find that assert_tag is pretty confusing.  It sure is a VERY 
powerful way to test your source, the interface might need something 
better though.  Something like Builder ?

Hope that helps !
François

Thanks Francois!

Yes, I''m loving the assert_tag.

Do you happen to know ? (warning, previous posts exist)
1. How to test flash when i set it in the #get method of a functional test ?
2. How to validate an XHTML page via unit test ?

Thanks !

On 10/7/05, rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org
<rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
>
> Hi !
>
> Peter Fitzgibbons said the following on 2005-10-07 16:02:
> > I''m trying to assert_tag the following rhtml line :
> >
> > <%= link_to "Cancel",
{:controller=>"project", :action=>"show",
> > :id=>@project.ProjectID} , {:class=>"button"}%>
> >
> >
> > The html source output is :
> >
> > <a class="button"
href="/project/show/163">Cancel</a>
> >
> > But this test :
> >
> > assert_tag :tag=>"a",
:attributes=>{:id=>"href"}, :child=>"Cancel"
>
> That should be (warning untested, but should be close):
> assert_tag :tag => ''a'', :attributes=> {:href =>
''/project/show/163''},
> :content => ''Cancel''
>
> I too find that assert_tag is pretty confusing. It sure is a VERY
> powerful way to test your source, the interface might need something
> better though. Something like Builder ?
>
> Hope that helps !
> François
>
>

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