Assert.AreSame Method (Object, Object, String, array<Object )

Verifies that two specified object variables refer to the same object. The assertion fails if they refer to different objects. 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 AreSame ( _
    expected As Object, _
    actual As Object, _
    message As String, _
    ParamArray parameters As Object() _
)
public static void AreSame(
    Object expected,
    Object actual,
    string message,
    params Object[] parameters
)
public:
static void AreSame(
    Object^ expected, 
    Object^ actual, 
    String^ message, 
    ... array<Object^>^ parameters
)
static member AreSame : 
        expected:Object * 
        actual:Object * 
        message:string * 
        parameters:Object[] -> unit
public static function AreSame(
    expected : Object, 
    actual : Object, 
    message : String, 
    ... parameters : Object[]
)

Parameters

  • expected
    Type: Object

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

  • actual
    Type: Object

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

  • 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

expected does not refer to the same object as actual.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

Assert Class

AreSame Overload

Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting Namespace

Other Resources

Using the Assert Classes