https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/blob/87c5b5a66485aa3d8071e96ec36c032092c8c3c7/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/util/JsonPathExpectationsHelper.java#L295
This is the code I was running
.andExpect(jsonPath("$.myRootObject.content").value(myObject.getContent()))
In json path the returned value has the datatype String. Somehow I wrongly put byte[] in the expected. myObject.getContent() returns byte[]. So I was trying to compare String with byte[]. The error received should be ClassCastException. No Value at JSON Path is misleading message.
So there is value at the JSON path, its just that there is mismatch in the type. Value is present , so thrown error should give more specific issue , which is with expected and not with actual.
Comment From: rstoyanchev
If the expected and actual types don't match by type, it should be calling this instead then so something doesn't make sense. Do you have a stacktrace?
Comment From: g1patil
Extremely sorry for the confusion here. Indeed it executes the code which you referenced, Wanted to check if the error can be more specific then 'No value found at path'.
```No value at JSON path "$[0].apiProducts[0].apiProductName" java.lang.AssertionError: No value at JSON path "$[0].apiProducts[0].apiProductName" at org.springframework.test.util.JsonPathExpectationsHelper.evaluateJsonPath(JsonPathExpectationsHelper.java:313) at org.springframework.test.util.JsonPathExpectationsHelper.assertValue(JsonPathExpectationsHelper.java:113) at org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.JsonPathResultMatchers.lambda$value$2(JsonPathResultMatchers.java:111) at org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MockMvc$1.andExpect(MockMvc.java:196) at com.cna.tech.dev.portal.api.v1.controller.ApiSpecApiControllerTest.testGetApiSpec_MultipleSpec_MultipleProduct(ApiSpecApiControllerTest.java:101) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:566) at org.junit.platform.commons.util.ReflectionUtils.invokeMethod(ReflectionUtils.java:675) at org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.MethodInvocation.proceed(MethodInvocation.java:60) at org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.InvocationInterceptorChain$ValidatingInvocation.proceed(InvocationInterceptorChain.java:125) at org.junit.jupiter.engine.extension.TimeoutExtension.intercept(TimeoutExtension.java:132) at org.junit.jupiter.engine.extension.TimeoutExtension.interceptTestableMethod(TimeoutExtension.java:124) at org.junit.jupiter.engine.extension.TimeoutExtension.interceptTestMethod(TimeoutExtension.java:74) at org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.ExecutableInvoker$ReflectiveInterceptorCall.lambda$ofVoidMethod$0(ExecutableInvoker.java:115) at org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.ExecutableInvoker.lambda$invoke$0(ExecutableInvoker.java:105) at org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.InvocationInterceptorChain$InterceptedInvocation.proceed(InvocationInterceptorChain.java:104) at org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.InvocationInterceptorChain.proceed(InvocationInterceptorChain.java:62) at org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.InvocationInterceptorChain.chainAndInvoke(InvocationInterceptorChain.java:43) at org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.InvocationInterceptorChain.invoke(InvocationInterceptorChain.java:35) at org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.ExecutableInvoker.invoke(ExecutableInvoker.java:104) at org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.ExecutableInvoker.invoke(ExecutableInvoker.java:98) at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.TestMethodTestDescriptor.lambda$invokeTestMethod$6(TestMethodTestDescriptor.java:202) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:73) at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.TestMethodTestDescriptor.invokeTestMethod(TestMethodTestDescriptor.java:198) at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.TestMethodTestDescriptor.execute(TestMethodTestDescriptor.java:135) at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.TestMethodTestDescriptor.execute(TestMethodTestDescriptor.java:69) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$5(NodeTestTask.java:135) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:73) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$7(NodeTestTask.java:125) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.Node.around(Node.java:135) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$8(NodeTestTask.java:123) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:73) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.executeRecursively(NodeTestTask.java:122) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.execute(NodeTestTask.java:80) at java.base/java.util.ArrayList.forEach(ArrayList.java:1540) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.SameThreadHierarchicalTestExecutorService.invokeAll(SameThreadHierarchicalTestExecutorService.java:38) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$5(NodeTestTask.java:139) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:73) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$7(NodeTestTask.java:125) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.Node.around(Node.java:135) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$8(NodeTestTask.java:123) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:73) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.executeRecursively(NodeTestTask.java:122) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.execute(NodeTestTask.java:80) at java.base/java.util.ArrayList.forEach(ArrayList.java:1540) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.SameThreadHierarchicalTestExecutorService.invokeAll(SameThreadHierarchicalTestExecutorService.java:38) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$5(NodeTestTask.java:139) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:73) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$7(NodeTestTask.java:125) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.Node.around(Node.java:135) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$8(NodeTestTask.java:123) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:73) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.executeRecursively(NodeTestTask.java:122) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.execute(NodeTestTask.java:80) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.SameThreadHierarchicalTestExecutorService.submit(SameThreadHierarchicalTestExecutorService.java:32) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.HierarchicalTestExecutor.execute(HierarchicalTestExecutor.java:57) at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.HierarchicalTestEngine.execute(HierarchicalTestEngine.java:51) at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.DefaultLauncher.execute(DefaultLauncher.java:220) at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.DefaultLauncher.lambda$execute$6(DefaultLauncher.java:188) at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.DefaultLauncher.withInterceptedStreams(DefaultLauncher.java:202) at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.DefaultLauncher.execute(DefaultLauncher.java:181) at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.DefaultLauncher.execute(DefaultLauncher.java:128) at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.testing.junitplatform.JUnitPlatformTestClassProcessor$CollectAllTestClassesExecutor.processAllTestClasses(JUnitPlatformTestClassProcessor.java:99) at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.testing.junitplatform.JUnitPlatformTestClassProcessor$CollectAllTestClassesExecutor.access$000(JUnitPlatformTestClassProcessor.java:79) at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.testing.junitplatform.JUnitPlatformTestClassProcessor.stop(JUnitPlatformTestClassProcessor.java:75) at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.testing.SuiteTestClassProcessor.stop(SuiteTestClassProcessor.java:61) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:566) at org.gradle.internal.dispatch.ReflectionDispatch.dispatch(ReflectionDispatch.java:36) at org.gradle.internal.dispatch.ReflectionDispatch.dispatch(ReflectionDispatch.java:24) at org.gradle.internal.dispatch.ContextClassLoaderDispatch.dispatch(ContextClassLoaderDispatch.java:33) at org.gradle.internal.dispatch.ProxyDispatchAdapter$DispatchingInvocationHandler.invoke(ProxyDispatchAdapter.java:94) at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy5.stop(Unknown Source) at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.testing.worker.TestWorker.stop(TestWorker.java:132) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:566) at org.gradle.internal.dispatch.ReflectionDispatch.dispatch(ReflectionDispatch.java:36) at org.gradle.internal.dispatch.ReflectionDispatch.dispatch(ReflectionDispatch.java:24) at org.gradle.internal.remote.internal.hub.MessageHubBackedObjectConnection$DispatchWrapper.dispatch(MessageHubBackedObjectConnection.java:182) at org.gradle.internal.remote.internal.hub.MessageHubBackedObjectConnection$DispatchWrapper.dispatch(MessageHubBackedObjectConnection.java:164) at org.gradle.internal.remote.internal.hub.MessageHub$Handler.run(MessageHub.java:412) at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.ExecutorPolicy$CatchAndRecordFailures.onExecute(ExecutorPolicy.java:64) at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.ManagedExecutorImpl$1.run(ManagedExecutorImpl.java:48) at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1128) at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:628) at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.ThreadFactoryImpl$ManagedThreadRunnable.run(ThreadFactoryImpl.java:56) at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:834) Caused by: com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.mapper.MappingException: java.lang.ClassCastException: class java.lang.String cannot be cast to class java.util.List (java.lang.String and java.util.List are in module java.base of loader 'bootstrap') at com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.mapper.JsonSmartMappingProvider.map(JsonSmartMappingProvider.java:87) at com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.JsonContext.convert(JsonContext.java:130) at com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.JsonContext.read(JsonContext.java:96) at org.springframework.test.util.JsonPathExpectationsHelper.evaluateJsonPath(JsonPathExpectationsHelper.java:309) ... 92 more Caused by: java.lang.ClassCastException: class java.lang.String cannot be cast to class java.util.List (java.lang.String and java.util.List are in module java.base of loader 'bootstrap') at net.minidev.json.writer.ArraysMapper$5.convert(ArraysMapper.java:141) at net.minidev.json.writer.ArraysMapper$5.convert(ArraysMapper.java:1) at com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.mapper.JsonSmartMappingProvider.map(JsonSmartMappingProvider.java:82) ... 95 more
**Comment From: sbrannen**
> Wanted to check if the error can be more specific then 'No value found at path'.
Indeed, that is misleading and in fact incorrect (i.e., a minor bug).
At this point in the code path, we know that a value exists.
So, in a local spike, I have a similar test now failing with a message similar to the following instead.
java.lang.AssertionError: At JSON path "$.str", value
How does that sound?
Comment From: sbrannen
This has been fixed in 482adb94786b2166091675daf8e42e61e50ca8be for inclusion in 5.2.9 and 5.3 M2.
Feel free to try it out in the upcoming snapshots.
Comment From: g1patil
Thank you.