# Problems with assert\_select **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [July 27, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-assert-select/110578 "2007-07-27T19:09:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bnab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@bnab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bnab)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-assert-select/110578/1 "2007-07-27T19:09:23Z")
I’m sure this is user error, so let me describe it real quick. So, I’m in a functional test, and this line exists in the body of the response: foo I’m attempting to do this in the test: assert\_select “div#div\_nick\_name” assert\_select “div#div\_nick\_name” “foo” My intent in case it’s not obvious is to test that the content of the div is equal to ‘foo’. The first of those two lines works, the second results in: ############################ 1. Failure: test\_xss\_using\_nick\_name(UsersControllerTest) [/home/bnoll/tools/jruby-1.0/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action\_controller/assertions/selector\_assertions.rb:282:in `\_wrap\_assertion’ /home/bnoll/tools/jruby-1.0/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action\_controller/assertions/selector\_assertions.rb:282:in `assert\_select’ /home/bnoll/projects/openlogic/olex-trunk/test/functional/users\_controller\_test.rb:30:in `test\_xss\_using\_nick\_name’]: Expected at least 1 elements, found 0. is not true. 5 tests, 7 assertions, 1 failures, 0 errors rake aborted! Command failed with status (1): [/home/bnoll/tools/jruby-1.0/bin/jruby -Ili…] ############################ I’m a newb to rails, so I’m hoping this will be obvious to someone a bit more seasoned. TIA… Bryan ---
**Author:** ![bnab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@bnab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bnab)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 8:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-assert-select/110578/2 "2007-07-27T20:01:30Z")
I’ll answer my own question in case someone else out there is as much of a moron as me and could use it to help them… assert\_select “div#div\_nick\_name”, “foo” Notice the comma…