Laravel TDD assertSee returns true on NULL object

Whenever I try to test some object property which does not exists (which is actually null), tests passes when using $this->assertSee($record->someNonExistingProperty):

public function test_a_user_should_be_able_to_see_a_consumer_address()
{
    $this->get(route('users.index'))->assertSee($this->user->address);
}

$this->user->address does not exists, but test returns green

What's wrong with that assertion ?

Solution 1:

My guess would be this, it is asserting it can see nothing/everything.

If $this->user->address return null then your assertion would equate to this:

$this->get(route('users.index'))->assertSee(null);

I would also do an assertion on your objects property too. Like so:

$this->assertTrue($this->user->address !== null);
$this->get(route('users.index'))->assertSee($this->user->address);

The documentation on assert see states it looks for a string and will escape any value it is given

https://laravel.com/docs/7.x/http-tests#assert-see