# How to verify element text ((contains)) something

**URL:** <https://forum.katalon.com/t/how-to-verify-element-text-contains-something/55698>\
**Category:** Test Management\
**Tags:** katalon-testops\
**Created:** [June 13, 2021, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/how-to-verify-element-text-contains-something/55698 "2021-06-13T12:34:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![kazurayam](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/kazurayam/32/333_2.png) [@kazurayam](https://forum.katalon.com/u/kazurayam)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/how-to-verify-element-text-contains-something/55698/2 "2021-06-13T13:44:16Z")

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> [@nkhouri](#):
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> is there a one line solution

Surprising enough, no, there isn’t any 1 line solution.

But there is a 2 lines solution. See

> [@Need to verify text contains particular text in a String](http://forum.katalon.com/t/need-to-verify-text-contains-particular-text-in-a-string/9585/3):
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> In my Test Case I have following snippet: WebUI.openBrowser(GlobalVariable.G\_SiteURL) def text = WebUI.getText(findTestObject('Page\_CuraHomepage/btn\_MakeAppointment')) WebUI.verifyMatch(text, '^Make Appo.\*', true, FailureHandling.STOP\_ON\_FAILURE) see verifyMatch [https://docs.katalon.com/display/KD/[Common]+Verify+Match](https://docs.katalon.com/display/KD/%5BCommon%5D+Verify+Match)

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