Operators for conditions based on URL (Advanced UX Research)

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On this page:

• About operators
• Operators:
  • Exact
  • Contains
  • Not contains
  • Starts with

About operators

• Use operators to match patterns in URLs visited in Navigation tasks.
• Operators include:
  • Match the whole URL: Exact
  • Match part of the URL:
    • Contains
    • Not contains
    • Starts with
• Use operators with these features:
  • Validation by URL in Navigation Tasks 
  • Intercept Questionnaires in Navigation tasks
  • Conditions for questions following Navigation tasks
• Prototype testing on desktop vs mobile
  • Sometimes the URLs are different depending on the device being used to test.
  • Remember to verify the URL when setting up your operators.

Operators

• Exact
• Contains
• Not contains
• Starts with

Exact

• The visited URL has to exactly match the defined parameter, no more and no less.
• If the visited URL is different, even by one character, there is not a match.
• Example:
  • Visited URL: http://www.userzoom.com/software/research-capabilities/online-surveys/
  • Parameter: http://www.userzoom.com/software/research-capabilities/online-surveys/
  • The Visited URL exactly matches the parameter.

Contains

• The URL has to include the defined parameter.
• The parameter has to be exactly the same in the URL. 
• research_capabilities doesn't match research-capabilities.
• Example:
  • Visited URL: http://www.userzoom.com/software/research-capabilities/online-surveys/
  • Parameter: research-capabilities
  • The Visited URL matches the parameter because the URL contains the string: research-capabilities.

Not contains

• The URL can't contain the defined parameter.
• Participants are validated when a URL not containing the defined parameter is visited.
• Example:
  • Visited URL: http://www.userzoom.com/mobile-testing/
  • Parameter: software
  • The Visited URL matches the parameter because the URL doesn't contain the string: software.

Starts with

• The URL has to start with the defined parameter.
• Example:
  • Visited URL: http://www.userzoom.com/software/research-capabilities/online-surveys/
  • Parameter: http://www.userzoom.com/software/
  • The Visited URL matches the parameter because it starts with exactly the same string.

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