For the given gherkin feature the standard step definitions are matching not problem. However, the @Transform is not being matched. Is the syntax correct?

transform_not_matching

for the given scenario:


Scenario: I can drill down by product line
 Given I have searched for "light sources"
  And I have selected the category "led"
 When I select the product line "Track 3"
 Then I should see products:
  | name           |
  | Test Product 3 |
  | Test Product 5 |



this is being matched:

/**
* @When /^I select the (category) "([^"]*)"$/
* @When /^I select the (product line) "([^"]*)"$/
* @Given /^I have selected the (category) "([^"]*)"$/
*/
public function filterByThe($filter, $value){)





BUT this is not being matched:

/**
* @Transform /product line "([^"]*)"/
*/
public function lookupProductLine($name){}

Here's how transformations get applied:

1. Arguments get extracted from regex scopes (category, product line + led, Track 3 in your case)
2. Transformation regexes are applied to these already extracted arguments one by one.

Obviously, your product line "([^"]*)" transformation doesn't match any of category, product line, led or Track 3 strings.

Key misunderstanding of yours here is that this feature is called "Argument transformations", not "Step transformations" ;)

You're right, I misunderstood exactly that. I've changed this to:

/**
* @When /^I select the (product line "([^"]*)")$/
*/
public function selectTheProductLine(ProductLine $productLine){)

/**
* @When /^I select the (category "([^"]*)")$/
* @Given /^I have selected the (category "([^"]*)")$/
*/
public function filterByTheCategory(Category $category){)

...and works like a charm