Assert Class (Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting)

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Assert Class

Verifies conditions in unit tests using true/false propositions.

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.UnitTestFramework (in microsoft.visualstudio.qualitytools.unittestframework.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public NotInheritable Class Assert

Visual Basic (Usage)

The members of a static class are accessed directly without an instance of the class.

public static class Assert

C++

public ref class Assert abstract sealed

public final class Assert

JScript

public final class Assert

Remarks

This class contains a set of static methods that evaluate a Boolean condition. If this condition evaluates to true, the assertion passes.

An assertion verifies an assumption of truth for compared conditions. The assertion is central to the unit test. The Assert class provides many static methods for verifying suppositions of truth. If the condition being verified is not true, the assertion fails.

Important
The Assert class throws an AssertFailedException to signal a failure. This exception should not be captured. This exception is handled by the unit test engine to indicate an assert failure.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting.Assert

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Reference

Assert Members
Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting Namespace

Concepts

Using the Assert Classes

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Can't find Assert()

Tundra ... Noelle Mallory - MSFT | Edit | Show History

The referenced dll microsoft.visualstudio.qualitytools.unittestframework.dll is not on my machine. Assert has been around a long time yet it isn't available to me at this time. Whats up? Where can I get this dll or what ever I would need to access this function?

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Same Problem...

dufagundes | Edit | Show History

I'm facing the same problem, thats why im going to use Mocks or Stubs to do my tests...

this #$%2 is breaking my legs...

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It's installed in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\PublicAssemblies

Markus The | Edit | Show History

by default with VS 2008...

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