XmlExpectationsHelper (Spring Framework 4.3.30.RELEASE API)

java.lang.Object
- org.springframework.test.util.XmlExpectationsHelper

```
public class XmlExpectationsHelper
extends Object
```
A helper class for assertions on XML content.
Since:
3.2
Author:
Rossen Stoyanchev

Constructor Summary
Constructors
Constructor Description
XmlExpectationsHelper()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`assertNode(String content, Matcher<? super Node> matcher)`	Parse the content as `Node` and apply a `Matcher`.
`void`	`assertSource(String content, Matcher<? super Source> matcher)`	Parse the content as `DOMSource` and apply a `Matcher`.
`void`	`assertXmlEqual(String expected, String actual)`	Parse the expected and actual content strings as XML and assert that the two are "similar" -- i.e.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - XmlExpectationsHelper
```
public XmlExpectationsHelper()
```
- Method Detail
  - assertNode
```
public void assertNode(String content,
                       Matcher<? super Node> matcher)
                throws Exception
```
    Parse the content as Node and apply a Matcher.
    Throws:
    Exception
  - assertSource
```
public void assertSource(String content,
                         Matcher<? super Source> matcher)
                  throws Exception
```
    Parse the content as DOMSource and apply a Matcher.
    Throws:
    Exception
    See Also:
    xml-matchers
  - assertXmlEqual
```
public void assertXmlEqual(String expected,
                           String actual)
                    throws Exception
```
    Parse the expected and actual content strings as XML and assert that the two are "similar" -- i.e. they contain the same elements and attributes regardless of order.
    Use of this method assumes the XMLUnit library is available.
    Parameters:
    expected - the expected XML content
    actual - the actual XML content
    Throws:
    Exception
    See Also:
    MockMvcResultMatchers.xpath(String, Object...), MockMvcResultMatchers.xpath(String, Map, Object...)