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Assert.AreEqual Method (String, String, Boolean)

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

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.UnitTestFramework (in microsoft.visualstudio.qualitytools.unittestframework.dll)

public static void AreEqual (
	string expected,
	string actual,
	bool ignoreCase
)
public static void AreEqual (
	String expected, 
	String actual, 
	boolean ignoreCase
)
public static function AreEqual (
	expected : String, 
	actual : String, 
	ignoreCase : boolean
)

Parameters

expected

The first string to compare. This is the string the unit test expects.

actual

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

ignoreCase

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

Exception typeCondition

AssertFailedException

expected is not equal to actual.

The invariant culture is used for the comparison.

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