Validating a search that uses wildcard

[praveendasika]

Hi ,
I want to validate a search that retrieves me a records.
I use the '*' in the search box to retrieve records that populate a grid.

The question is how do I validate that the search worked ?

I couldnt use the count as the records keep updating.I need a way that will tell me that the search using the wild card worked.any ideas ?