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# checkbytext

Check a field has a certain value.

| Variable  | Value                                                   | Description                 |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- |
| Property  | text                                                    | text display on the screen  |
| Parameter | value                                                   | value to check in the field |
| Results   | <p>ok : value found</p><p>warning : value not found</p> |                             |
|           |                                                         |                             |

The associated `label`, `placeholder`, `name` can be used to identify the field.

For example, in <https://webactions.w3spaces.com/input.html> , the first name field has a `label` "First Name:". If the field contains john

![](https://625378592-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FX6qPd3r7cSkNl3PrlgVA%2Fuploads%2FM49H8UiuTiHc3LwB8Crg%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=5ec6fc3c-5d6d-4f93-a482-943f5340177b)

if we use the action checkbytext with Property="First Name:" and Parameter="Paul", it will return a warning.

{% hint style="info" %}
We can use context to manage duplicated text. For example, if we use the action checkbytext with Property="First Name:|context=The input element" it will search for the first name field in the context of "The input element".&#x20;
{% endhint %}