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A basic equality checking assertion... |
Syntax
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equal( expectedactual, actualexpected, message ); |
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Mandatory | Notes | API Version |
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| expectedactual | Variant |  | The expected actual value. | 1.0 |
| actualexpected | Variant | | The actual expected value. | 1.0 |
| message | String | | A message stating what the assertion is testing. | 1.0 |
Return Values
| Value | Type | Notes | API Version |
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| <error> | Error | Most likely the parameters are wrong. | 1.0 |
true | Boolean | expected == actual. | 1.0 |
false | Boolean | expected != actual. | 1.0 |
Example
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Test("Inequality checks", Test.ANY( ), function() {
// assertions will pass
equal( true, true, "true == true?" );
equal( undefined, null, "undefined == null?" );
equal( null, false, "null == false?" );
equal( "fish", true, "'fish' == true?" );
// assertion will fail
equal( true, false, "true == false?" );
// and for some fun... NaN != NaN, ever!
equal( NaN, NaN, "NaN == NaN?" ); // WAT?!
// https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/wat
// https://coderwall.com/p/sekogw
}); |
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