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Assert.AreNotSame Method (Object, Object, String)

Verifies that two specified object variables refer to different objects. The assertion fails if they refer to the same object. 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 AreNotSame ( _
    notExpected As Object, _
    actual As Object, _
    message As String _
)
public static void AreNotSame(
    Object notExpected,
    Object actual,
    string message
)
public:
static void AreNotSame(
    Object^ notExpected, 
    Object^ actual, 
    String^ message
)
static member AreNotSame : 
        notExpected:Object * 
        actual:Object * 
        message:string -> unit 
public static function AreNotSame(
    notExpected : Object, 
    actual : Object, 
    message : String
)

Parameters

  • notExpected
    Type: System.Object
    The first object to compare. This is the object the unit test expects not to match actual.
  • 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.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
AssertFailedException

notExpected refers to the same object as actual.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

Assert Class

AreNotSame Overload

Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting Namespace

Other Resources

Using the Assert Classes