Loadrunner Articles: LR_XML_FIND function Examples
What is lr_xml_extract?
lr_xml_extract function extract or retrieve the value from a XML which could be input parameters or it could be XML response/Results.We can say this function extract the XML pieces you can say particular data from a String.In this post i am taking SOAP web-services example to extract value from a XML why because web services are designed in the form of XML form.
Syntax
lr_xml_extract([<XML input string>] ,[<XML Parameter>] ,[<XML Query>],[LAST]);
Example:
lr_xml_extract("XML={CreateFlightOrder_101}","XMLFragmentParam=Result","Query=CreateFlightOrderResult/TotalPrice",LAST)1.XML Input String: It is the string indicates from which XML fragments results or input parameters should take or identify.
Example : XML={CreateFlightOrder_101}
2.XML parameters: In this specifications we are going to save the results as per Query i.e XMLFragmentParam=Result,Here i am saving XML query results into Result parameter and displaying those string values with the help of lr_output_message function.
3.XML Query : It is very important to write the query for XML fragment whether this could be for Input parameter or it could be for XML response.You can write XML Query as per your requirement ,most of the time we are writing the query in order to verify the value in XML Response to validate the same.
Example : Query=CreateFlightOrderResult/TotalPrice
4.LAST : lAST it is giving two results one is if Query is satisfied then it will give you the results as PASS from LR_PASS and in case XML Query is not satisfied then it will give you results as FAIL from LR_FAIL.
lr_xml_extract example
Please understand below example ,here i am using Web Services Scripting,in case you want to learn Web Services Scripting please read my article.Let's see the below example.
Create Flight Order Request:
Below are the SOAP Web Services XML Requests and Response.
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:hp="HP.SOAQ.SampleApp">
<soapenv:Header/>
<soapenv:Body>
<hp:CreateFlightOrder>
<hp:FlightOrder>
<hp:Class>Economy</hp:Class>
<hp:CustomerName>Rajesh Kuchana</hp:CustomerName>
<hp:DepartureDate>2016-12-17</hp:DepartureDate>
<hp:FlightNumber>1089</hp:FlightNumber>
<hp:NumberOfTickets>1</hp:NumberOfTickets>
</hp:FlightOrder>
</hp:CreateFlightOrder>
</soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>
Create Flight Order Response
<s:Envelope xmlns:s="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<s:Body>
<CreateFlightOrderResponse xmlns="HP.SOAQ.SampleApp">
<CreateFlightOrderResult xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<OrderNumber>50</OrderNumber>
<TotalPrice>196</TotalPrice>
</CreateFlightOrderResult>
</CreateFlightOrderResponse>
</s:Body>
</s:Envelope>
Now if you want to extract <TotalPrice>196</TotalPrice> then you can write XML Query as below
Query=CreateFlightOrderResult/TotalPrice
CreateFlightOrderResult : Starting opening tag under this tag TotalPrice value is displaying
TotalPrice : This is the value we want to extract from XML response.
You can write for other value i.e <OrderNumber>50</OrderNumber>
Query=CreateFlightOrderResult/OrderNumber
Then it will print the results as <OrderNumber>50</OrderNumber>
Loadrunner Web-Services Script:
I have recorded this script with the help of WebServices protocols and as per above XML Query path prepared lr_xml_extract function.
Action()
{
lr_start_transaction("01_CreateFlightOrder");
web_service_call("StepName=CreateFlightOrder_101",
"SOAPMethod=HPFlights_Service|FlightsServiceMethods|CreateFlightOrder",
"ResponseParam=response",
"Service=HPFlights_Service",
"ExpectedResponse=SoapResult",
"Snapshot=t1477884670.inf",
BEGIN_ARGUMENTS,
"xml:FlightOrder="
"<FlightOrder>"
"<Class>Economy</Class>"
"<CustomerName>Rajesh Kuchana</CustomerName>"
"<DepartureDate>2016-12-17</DepartureDate>"
"<FlightNumber>1089</FlightNumber>"
"<NumberOfTickets>1</NumberOfTickets>"
"</FlightOrder>",
END_ARGUMENTS,
BEGIN_RESULT,
"CreateFlightOrderResult/OrderNumber=Param_OrderNumber",
"CreateFlightOrderResult/TotalPrice=Param_TotalPrice",
END_RESULT,
LAST);
//Extract the value using lr_xml_extract function
lr_xml_extract("XML={CreateFlightOrder_101_Response}",
"Query=CreateFlightOrderResult/TotalPrice","XMLFragmentParam=Result",LAST);
//Print the Results with the help of lr_output_message() function
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("Extracted Value is :-{Result}"));
lr_end_transaction("01_CreateFlightOrder",LR_AUTO);
return 0;
}
Once you run above script VuGen displays all your each and every step details in ReplyLog and XML Response,lr_xml_extract function results as below.
Output:
Action.c(4): Notify: Saving Parameter "CreateFlightOrder_101_Response = <CreateFlightOrder><CreateFlightOrderResult><OrderNumber>54</OrderNumber><TotalPrice>196</TotalPrice></CreateFlightOrderResult></CreateFlightOrder>".
Action.c(4): Notify: Saving Parameter "response = <s:Envelope xmlns:s="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"><s:Body><CreateFlightOrderResponse xmlns="HP.SOAQ.SampleApp"><CreateFlightOrderResult xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><OrderNumber>54</OrderNumber><TotalPrice>196</TotalPrice></CreateFlightOrderResult></CreateFlightOrderResponse></s:Body></s:Envelope>".
Action.c(4): Notify: Saving Parameter "Param_OrderNumber = 54".
Action.c(4): Notify: Saving Parameter "Param_TotalPrice = 196".
Action.c(4): Web service call "CreateFlightOrder_101" was successful
Action.c(30): Notify: Parameter Substitution: parameter "CreateFlightOrder_101_Response" = "<CreateFlightOrder><CreateFlightOrderResult><OrderNumber>54</OrderNumber><TotalPrice>196</TotalPrice></CreateFlightOrderResult></CreateFlightOrder>"
Action.c(30): Notify: Saving Parameter "Result = <TotalPrice>196</TotalPrice>".
Action.c(30): "lr_xml_extract" succeeded, 1 match processed
Action.c(32): Notify: Parameter Substitution: parameter "Result" = "<TotalPrice>196</TotalPrice>"
Action.c(32): Extracted Value is :-<TotalPrice>196</TotalPrice>
Action.c(34): Notify: Transaction "01_CreateFlightOrder" ended with "Pass" status (Duration: 1.8496 Wasted Time: 0.3214).
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