•BooleanToString

•CompareValue

•ContainsString

•FormatString

•GetRegexGroup

•GetStringLength

•GetSubString

•GetTrimmedString

•GetTrimmedStringStatic

•InvertBoolean

•MatchRegex

•NumberInRange

•StringToString

•TrimWhitespace

Input parameters

Name

Type

Description & Examples

Value

boolean

default: true

Boolean value, which is in most cases defined as reference to a checkpoint result.

Options:

•enabled: the text entered into the True Text parameter is returned.

•disabled: the text entered into the False Text parameter is returned.

TrueText

string

The text that is returned if value is true.

Example:

64bit Architecture

FalseText

string

The text that is returned if value is false.

 
Example:

32bit Architecture

Input parameters

Name

Type

Description & Examples

Actual

string

The first string for the comparison.

Example:

Raynet GmbH

Expected

string

The second string for the comparision.

Example:

raynet gmbh

Case sensitive

boolean

optional

default: true

Defines if the comparision has to be executed case sensitive or not.

 
Example:

enabled = The 2 strings used as example above will be regarded to 

be different.

disabled = The 2 strings used as example above will be regarded 

to match.

Custom Failure Comment

string

optional

The default failure comment to the Checkpoint element

can be exchanged by this string if required.
 

Example:

This environment requires the manufacturer property and the author

attribute of the summary information stream to match case sensitive.

Input parameters

Name

Type

Description & Examples

Text

string

The haystack to search within.

Example:

RayQC is a rule-based tool used to create and

execute test criteria in one or more checklists.

Search

string

The needle to search for.

Example:

Checklist

Case Sensitive

boolean

optional

default: true

Defines if the needle has to be found exactly in the case usage as

defined within the parameter search.

 
Example:

enabled = The needle defined above will not be found within the 

example haystack.

disabled = The needle defined above will be found within the

example haystack.

Custom Failure Comment

string

optional

The default failure comment of the Checkpoint element

can be exchanged by this string if required.

 
Example:

Case sensitive substring search did not lead to a match.

Input parameters

Name

Type

Description & Examples

Text

string

The string that contains the placeholders that have to be replaced.

Example:

The value of the #1# property is defined as #2#.

Replacement

#<number>#

string

The value of the #1# property is defined as #2#

The value inserted into the original text at the position of the placeholder #number#.

Example:

manufacturer

Input parameters

Name

Type

Description & Examples

Text

string

The string that is scanned for regular expression matching.

Example:

uninst_myApp.lnk

Regular Expression

string

The regular expression pattern the string is evaluated by.

The sample pattern given below matches the sample text above.

Example:

First test value is "AAA" and the second test value 

is "111".

"(.*?)"

Gets the string between first quote.

Tip:

Please take a look at the Regular Expressions section for further information and assistance regarding regex usage.

Input parameters

Name

Type

Description & Examples

Text

string

optional

default: none

String of which the characters are counted.

Example:

The following sentence has a string length of 161:

RayQC increases the quality of your software deployments through multi-level and standardized test plans by relieving the manual testing tasks of your workforce.

Input parameters

Name

Type

Description & Examples

Text

string

The string that is used to extract the substring from. The samples used here lead to the extraction of the substring experience.

Example:

Improve end-user experience and productivity!

First

integer

minimum value: 1

The first letter, number or special character that is returned as part of the substring. The counted value starts at 1 for the first character of the Text parameter. Using negative numbers will count from the end (true for both numbers)

Example:

17

Last

integer

The last letter, number or special character that is returned as part of the sub-

string. The counted value starts at 1 for the first sign of the Text parameter.

 
Be aware:

The value given for this parameter may not be lower than the value entered for the parameter First.

 
Example:

26

Input parameters

Name

Type

Description & Examples

Text

string

The string that is trimmed. The sample used here lead to the extraction of the trimmed sub-string 00FF00.

Example:

<#!"§00FF00+#>

TrimStart

string

optional

default: none

The set of characters that is trimmed from the start of the original string. The order of the characters is not important.

Example:

<§"!#

TrimEnd

string

optional

default: none

The combination of signs that is trimmed from the end of the original string. The order of the characters is not important.

 
Example:

#+>

Input parameters

Name

Type

Description & Examples

Text

string

The string that is trimmed. The sample used here lead to the extraction of the trimmed substring 00FF00+#.

Example:

<#!"§00FF00>

TrimStart

string

optional

default: none

The set of characters that is trimmed from the start of the original string.

Be aware:

The order of characters is important. The given string must exactly match the start of the Text parameter, otherwise the trimming will not be executed.

Example:

<#!"§

TrimEnd

string

optional

default: none

The combination of signs that is trimmed from the end of the original string.

 
Be aware:

The order of characters is important. The given string must exactly match the end of the Text parameter, otherwise the trimming will not be executed.

 
Example:

#+>

Input parameters

Name

Type

Description & Examples

Value

boolean

The original boolean value that has to be inverted.

Be aware:
Inverting a boolean value does not invert the value expectation of the element itself! If Yes is the expected result of the Checkpoint element that has been extended by this plug-in function, and the Value parameter is set to No, the element will evaluate to false / No. Please make sure to double-check expected element evaluation results whenever expected value and / or invert boolean are applied to any Checkpoint element!  

Options:

•enabled: is inverted to No

•disabled: is inverted to Yes

Input parameters

Name

Type

Description & Examples

Text

string

optional
 

The string that is scanned for regular expression matching.

Example:

uninst_myApp.lnk

Regular Expression

string

The regular expression pattern the string is evaluated by. The sample pattern given below matches the sample text above.

Example:

^unins(|t|tall)\d*\.(cif|cfg|dat|dll|ini|exe|xml|lnk)$

FailureComment

string

optional

default: generated by RayQC

The failure comment that is presented if the regular expression does not match the Text parameter.

Tip:

Please take a look at the Regular Expressions section for further information and assistance regarding regex usage.

Input parameters

Name

Type

Description & Examples

Text

string

The numeric string that is evaluated regarding its integer value.

Example:

•15

•F

HexValue

boolean

optional

default: false

If a hexadecimal number is given as input parameter value, this option has to be set to true in order to achieve a valid check result.

Options:

•enabled = checkbox is activated: input is evaluated as hexadecimal value.

•disabled = checkbox is not activated: input is evaluated as integer value.

Minimum

integer

optional

default: none

The minimum value of the checked range (inclusive).

 
Example:

•14 leads to evaluation to true for the sample Text parameter  defined

above.

•15 leads to evaluation to true for the sample Text parameter  defined

above.

•16 leads to evaluation to false for the sample Text parameter  defined

above.

Maximum

integer

optional

default: none

The maximum value of the checked range (inclusive).

 
Example:

•14 leads to evaluation to false for the sample Text parameter defined

above.

•15 leads to evaluation to true for the sample Text parameter  defined

above.

•16 leads to evaluation to true for the sample Text parameter  defined

above.

Input parameters

Name

Type

Description & Examples

Value to convert

formatted string

The string that will be converted

Example:

There is a bird in the tree.

Following the example lists below, this string will be converted to “There is a cat in the house.”

From

formatted string

The list of strings that is being searched for. List items have to be separated by the pipe sign (|).

Example:

Bird|Mouse|Dog|Tree

To

string

The list of strings that will replace the strings defined in parameter From.

 
Example:

•Cat|Home|Fish|House

Input parameters

Name

Type

Description & Examples

Text

string

The string that has to be trimmed. The sample string has both: 1 leading and 1 trailing whitespace.

Example:

" This is a sample text! "

TrimStart

boolean

optional

default: false

Decides whether or not leading whitespaces have to be trimmed.

Options:

•enabled = checkbox is active: leading whitespaces are trimmed.

•disabled = checkbox is not active: leading whitespaces are not trimmed.

TrimEnd

boolean

optional

default: false

Decides whether or not trailing whitespaces have to be trimmed.

Options:

•enabled = checkbox is active: trailing whitespaces are trimmed.

•disabled = checkbox is not active: trailing whitespaces are not trimmed.