May 3, 2010 · Assertions (by way of the assert keyword) were added in Java 1.4. They are used to verify the correctness of an invariant in the code. They should never be triggered in …

I see assert in java much like the debug macro's as found in c or c++. If you run some very large tests you can use them. But you can leave them out when you 'run' the application, and as …

Is it a good practice to use the assert keyword in java? EDIT: I know that assertions in general is a good practice. my question is, to be more accurate, if in java the BKM of assertion is using the …

Sep 27, 2010 · Do you use the assert keyword or throw some validation runtime exception? What benefits does it give to you or why do you think it's not worth it to use?

Mar 7, 2011 · The assert keyword, as the name implies, makes an assertion about the code. It is used to specify something that holds true all the time -- or that, at least, should be true! The …

The method Assert.assertThrows provides a nicer way for verifying exceptions. In addition, the use of ExpectedException is error-prone when used with other rules like TestWatcher because …

Sep 20, 2013 · assert is used to verify the correctness of some precondition, invariant, or postcondition. In the example, we want to make sure object is not null when some method is …

I'm using mockito in a junit test. How do you make an exception happen and then assert that it has (generic pseudo-code)

Dec 24, 2009 · When you catch an "expected" exception, you should catch only the exception that you are expecting. By catching java.lang.Exception (and especially by not logging it), you are …

In Java 8 and JUnit 5 (Jupiter) we can assert for exceptions as follows. Using org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows public static < T extends Throwable > T …