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How to find an element that doesn't match a specific text with Capybara?

With Capybara I am used to searching first('div', text: 'asdf'), but is there a way to search for elements that do not have the text?

I tried first('div', text: /^(?!asdf)/) and it still matches on div with 'asdf' text.

I checked to make sure my regex is right though: https://rubular.com/r/CN6MYKJNahiohD

Any ideas?

Solution

  • Not sure about Capybara, just guessing that you might be trying to design an expression that would exclude asdf with word boundaries in a string, maybe close to:

    ^(?!.*\basdf\b).*$

    The expression is explained on the top right panel of regex101.com, if you wish to explore/simplify/modify it, and in this link, you can watch how it would match against some sample inputs, if you like.

    Test

    re = /^(?!.*\basdf\b).*$/s
str = 'some content before, then asdf as a word, some after
some content before, then noasdf as a word, some after'

str.scan(re) do |match|
    puts match.to_s
end