How to attach message to rspec check?

Question

In rspec: Can I attach a message to a check the same way as I would do in xUnit style test frameworks? How?

assert_equal value1, value2, "something is wrong"

Answer 1

should and should_not take a second argument (message) that overrides the matcher’s default message.

1.should be(2), 'one is not two!'

The default messages are usually pretty useful though.

update:

for RSpec 3:

expect(1).to eq(2), "one is not two!"