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Assert.AreEqual Method (String, String, Boolean, String)

Verifies that two specified strings are equal, ignoring case or not as specified. The assertion fails if they are not equal. Displays a message if the assertion fails.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Sub AreEqual ( _
    expected As String, _
    actual As String, _
    ignoreCase As Boolean, _
    message As String _
)
public static void AreEqual(
    string expected,
    string actual,
    bool ignoreCase,
    string message
)
public:
static void AreEqual(
    String^ expected, 
    String^ actual, 
    bool ignoreCase, 
    String^ message
)
static member AreEqual : 
        expected:string * 
        actual:string * 
        ignoreCase:bool * 
        message:string -> unit 
public static function AreEqual(
    expected : String, 
    actual : String, 
    ignoreCase : boolean, 
    message : String
)

Parameters

  • expected
    Type: System.String
    The first string to compare. This is the string the unit test expects.
  • actual
    Type: System.String
    The second string to compare. This is the string the unit test produced.
  • ignoreCase
    Type: System.Boolean
    A Boolean value that indicates a case-sensitive or insensitive comparison. true indicates a case-insensitive comparison.
  • message
    Type: System.String
    A message to display if the assertion fails. This message can be seen in the unit test results.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
AssertFailedException

expected is not equal to actual.

Remarks

The invariant culture is used for the comparison.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

Assert Class

AreEqual Overload

Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting Namespace

Other Resources

Using the Assert Classes