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Assert.AreNotEqual Method (String, String, Boolean, CultureInfo, String, array<Object )

Verifies that two specified strings are not equal, ignoring case or not as specified, and using the culture info specified. The assertion fails if they are 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

'Declaration
Public Shared Sub AreNotEqual ( _
    notExpected As String, _
    actual As String, _
    ignoreCase As Boolean, _
    culture As CultureInfo, _
    message As String, _
    ParamArray parameters As Object() _
)
public static void AreNotEqual(
    string notExpected,
    string actual,
    bool ignoreCase,
    CultureInfo culture,
    string message,
    params Object[] parameters
)
public:
static void AreNotEqual(
    String^ notExpected, 
    String^ actual, 
    bool ignoreCase, 
    CultureInfo^ culture, 
    String^ message, 
    ... array<Object^>^ parameters
)
static member AreNotEqual : 
        notExpected:string * 
        actual:string * 
        ignoreCase:bool * 
        culture:CultureInfo * 
        message:string * 
        parameters:Object[] -> unit
public static function AreNotEqual(
    notExpected : String, 
    actual : String, 
    ignoreCase : boolean, 
    culture : CultureInfo, 
    message : String, 
    ... parameters : Object[]
)

Parameters

  • notExpected
    Type: String

    The first string to compare. This is the string the unit test expects not to match actual.

  • actual
    Type: String

    The second string to compare. This is the string the unit test produced.

  • ignoreCase
    Type: Boolean

    A Boolean value that indicates a case-sensitive or insensitive comparison. true indicates a case-insensitive comparison.

  • culture
    Type: CultureInfo

    A CultureInfo object that supplies culture-specific comparison information.

  • message
    Type: String

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

  • parameters
    Type: array<Object[]

    An array of parameters to use when formatting message.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
AssertFailedException

notExpected is equal to actual.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

Assert Class

AreNotEqual Overload

Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting Namespace

Other Resources

Using the Assert Classes