Verify the part of text using protractor

Question

I want to verify that whether certain text exists in a string or not (using protractor).

In my case, the following code:

element(by.css('h1.text-center')).getText();

will result to:

ArrowGrey Slim Fit Formal Trouser -1 (Size - X)

Now, I want to verify that whether the string ArrowGrey Slim Fit Formal Trouser is contained in the above text or not.

Please suggest!

Answer 1

There are multiple ways to have a partial string match using jasmine:

expect(text).toContain("ArrowGrey Slim Fit Formal Trouser");
expect(text).toMatch("ArrowGrey Slim Fit Formal Trouser");
expect(text).toStartWith("ArrowGrey Slim Fit Formal Trouser");

where toStartWith() is coming from jasmine-matchers.