Assert.AreEqual<T> Method (T, T)

Verifies that two specified generic type data are equal. The assertion fails if they are not equal.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Sub AreEqual(Of T) ( _
    expected As T, _
    actual As T _
)
'Usage
Dim expected As T
Dim actual As T

Assert.AreEqual(expected, actual)
public static void AreEqual<T>(
    T expected,
    T actual
)
public:
generic<typename T>
static void AreEqual(
    T expected, 
    T actual
)
JScript does not support generic types or methods.

Type Parameters

  • T

Parameters

  • expected
    Type: T

    The first generic type data to compare. This is the generic type data the unit test expects.

  • actual
    Type: T

    The second generic type data to compare. This is the generic type data the unit test produced.

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.

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See Also

Reference

Assert Class

Assert Members

AreEqual Overload

Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting Namespace

Other Resources

Using the Assert Classes