How to check String in response body with mockMvc

Question

I have simple integration test

@Test
public void shouldReturnErrorMessageToAdminWhenCreatingUserWithUsedUserName()          


        

Answer 1

Spring security's @WithMockUser and hamcrest's containsString matcher makes for a simple and elegant solution:

@Test
@WithMockUser(roles = "USER")
public void loginWithRoleUserThenExpectUserSpecificContent() throws Exception {
    mockMvc.perform(get("/index"))
            .andExpect(status().isOk())
            .andExpect(content().string(containsString("This content is only shown to users.")));
}

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