JSONPath

Question 1

What is JSONPath?

Answer 1

a query language that helps us in parsing the JSON data, which can be used for validation or assertions in a test.

Question 2

JSONPath Maven dependency

Answer 2

<dependency>
<groupId>com.jayway.jsonpath</groupId>
<artifactId>json-path</artifactId>
<version>2.4.0</version>
</dependency>

Question 3

JSONPath operator ＄

Answer 3

This is the root element and starting point for all path expressions.

Question 4

JSONPath operator @

Answer 4

This is a filter predicate for the current node.

Question 5

JSONPath operator *

Answer 5

This is a wildcard operator. It will return all objects regardless of their names or indexes.

Question 5

..

Answer 5

This searches for the specified name recursively.

Question 5

.<name></name>

Answer 5

This is used for denoting the child element of the current element by name or index using dots ..

Question 5

[‘<name>' (, '<name>')]</name></name>

Answer 5

This is used for denoting the child element of the current element by name or index using brackets [ ].

Question 6

[<number> (, <number>)]</number></number>

Answer 6

This is used for denoting the array index of the element

Question 7

[start:end]

Answer 7

This is used for slicing the array based on start and end indexes.

Question 8

[?(<expression>)]</expression>

Answer 8

This is a filter expression and must evaluate to a boolean value.