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Assert.AreEqual Method (Object, Object, String, Object[])

Visual Studio 2010

Verifies that two specified objects are equal. The assertion fails if the objects are not equal. Displays a message if the assertion fails, and applies the specified formatting to it.

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.UnitTestFramework (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.UnitTestFramework.dll)

Syntax

C++

JScript

public static void AreEqual(
	Object expected,
	Object actual,
	string message,
	params Object[] parameters
)

Parameters

expected: Type: System.Object
The first object to compare. This is the object the unit test expects.

actual: Type: System.Object
The second object to compare. This is the object the unit test produced.

message: Type: System.String
A message to display if the assertion fails. This message can be seen in the unit test results.

parameters: Type: System.Object[]
An array of parameters to use when formatting message.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
AssertFailedException	expected is not equal to actual.

Remarks

Different numeric types are treated as equal if the logical values are equal. For example, 42L is equal to 42.

.NET Framework Security

Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

Reference

Assert Class

AreEqual Overload

Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting Namespace

Other Resources

Using the Assert Classes

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