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Fatal Non-Fatal What It Tests

The document describes different types of assertions that can be used for testing in C++. It outlines fatal vs non-fatal assertions and their usage. Basic assertions test for equality, inequality, greater/less than comparisons. String assertions test for matching or differing string contents. Exception assertions allow testing if code throws or does not throw exceptions.

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Fatal Non-Fatal What It Tests

The document describes different types of assertions that can be used for testing in C++. It outlines fatal vs non-fatal assertions and their usage. Basic assertions test for equality, inequality, greater/less than comparisons. String assertions test for matching or differing string contents. Exception assertions allow testing if code throws or does not throw exceptions.

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Fatal vs non-fatal:

Fatal Non-Fatal What it tests


ASSERT_TRUE(condition); EXPECT_TRUE(condition); condition is true

ASSERT_FALSE(condition); EXPECT_FALSE(condition); condition is not true

Basic assertions:

Fatal Non-Fatal What it tests


ASSERT_EQ(x, y); EXPECT_EQ(x, y); x == y

ASSERT_NE(x, y); EXPECT_NE(x, y); x != y

ASSERT_LT(x, y); EXPECT_LT(x, y); x < y

ASSERT_LE(x, y); EXPECT_LE(x, y); x <= y

ASSERT_GT(x, y); EXPECT_GT(x, y); x > y

ASSERT_GE(x, y); EXPECT_GE(x, y); x >= y


Assertions on C strings (char*):

Fatal Non-Fatal What it tests


ASSERT_STREQ(x,y); EXPECT_STREQ(x,y); x and y have the same
content

ASSERT_STRNE(x,y); EXPECT_STRNE(x,y); x and y have different


contents

ASSERT_STRCASEEQ(x,y); EXPECT_STRCASEEQ(x,y); x and y have the same


content, ignoring case

ASSERT_STRCASENE(x,y); EXPECT_STRCASENE(x,y); x and y have different


contents, ignoring case

Assertions on exceptions:

Fatal Non-Fatal What it tests

ASSERT_THROW(some_statement, EXPECT_THROW(some_statement, some_statement


exceptionType); exceptionType); throws an exception of
the ​exact ​given type

ASSERT_ANY_THROW(some_statement EXPECT_ANY_THROW(some_statement) some_statement


); ; throws an exception of
any ​type

ASSERT_NO_THROW(some_statement); EXPECT_NO_THROW(some_statement); some_statement


throws no exception

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