Top "Assertions" questions

An assertion is a software construct where the developer states ("asserts") a condition that he believes will always be true.

When should I use Debug.Assert()?

I've been a professional software engineer for about a year now, having graduated with a CS degree. I've known about …

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How to enable the Java keyword assert in Eclipse program-wise?

How can I enable the assert keyword in Eclipse? public class A { public static void main(String ... args) { System.out.…

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Detecting whether on UI thread in WPF and Winforms

I've written an assertion method Ensure.CurrentlyOnUiThread(), below, that checks that the current thread is a UI thread. Is this …

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C compiler asserts - how to implement?

I'd like to implement an "assert" that prevents compilation, rather than failing at runtime, in the error case. I currently …

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How to catch an assert with Google test?

I'm programming some unit test with the Google test framework. But I want to check whether some asserts are well …

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Using assertion in the Linux kernel

I have a question about assert() in Linux: can I use it in the kernel? If no, what techniques do …

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AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'TestCase'

I have file with unittest named: test.py My code: import unittest class Test(unittest.TestCase): def myTest(self): a = 1 …

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assert vs. JUnit Assertions

Today I saw a JUnit test case with a java assertion instead of the JUnit assertions—Are there significant advantages …

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assertAll vs multiple assertions in JUnit5

Is there any reason to group multiple assertions: public void shouldTellIfPrime(){ Assertions.assertAll( () -> assertTrue(isPrime(2)), () -> assertFalse(…

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Does R have an assert statement as in python?

a statement that checks if something is true and if not prints a given error message and exits

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