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title: "Assert field's value"
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updated: 2025-10-16T06:35:58Z
published: 2025-10-16T06:35:58Z
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# Assert field's value

The **Assert field’s value** assertion can be used to check the content of an `<input>` or `<textarea>` element against a variety of different match types, such as “equals”, “contains” and “matches regex”.

## Creating an Assert field’s value assertion

When making an **Assert field’s value** assertion, you must specify the following items:

| Item | Explanation |
| --- | --- |
| Target | The element to be asserted. |
| Match type | Defines how the element’s value will be compared with an expected value. |
| Text | The expected value for the target based on the selected match type. |

> [!NOTE]
> The **Assert field’s value** assertion is case-sensitive and does not remove whitespace from the target or the specified value.

## Match types

The following are all the match types available for the **Assert field’s value** assertion in Autify Nexus.

### Equals

Asserts that the target and the specified value are exactly the same.

- `autify` **equals** `autify`: Test passes
- `autify` **equals** `Autify`: Test fails

### Not equals

Asserts that the target and the specified value are not the same.

- `autifynexus` **not equals** `autify nexus`: Test passes
- `autify` **not equals** `autify`: Test fails

### Matches regex

Asserts that the target matches the specified regular expression pattern. Unlike regular expressions used in some programming languages, do not enclose it in backslashes `/` when using it in Autify Nexus.

- `Hello Autify` **matches regex** `Hello .+`: Test passes
- `Hello Autify` **matches regex** `\d+`: Test fails

### Contains

Asserts that the target contains a complete subsequence of the characters in the specified value.

- `autify` **contains** `aut`: Test passes
- `autify` **contains** `ay`: Test fails

### Does not contain

Asserts that the target does not contain the specified value.

- `autify` **does not contain** `z`: Test passes
- `autify` **does not contain** `ti`: Test fails

### Starts with

Asserts that the target begins with the specified value.

- `autify` **starts with** `au`: Test passes
- `autify` **starts with** `fy`: Test fails