Assert.AreNotEqual Method (Object, Object, String)

Verifies that two specified objects are not equal. The assertion fails if the objects are 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 AreNotEqual ( _
    notExpected As Object, _
    actual As Object, _
    message As String _
)
public static void AreNotEqual(
    Object notExpected,
    Object actual,
    string message
)
public:
static void AreNotEqual(
    Object^ notExpected, 
    Object^ actual, 
    String^ message
)
static member AreNotEqual : 
        notExpected:Object * 
        actual:Object * 
        message:string -> unit 
public static function AreNotEqual(
    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 is equal to actual.

Remarks

Different numeric types are treated as equal if the logical values are equal. For example, 42L is equal to 42.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

Assert Class

AreNotEqual Overload

Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting Namespace

Other Resources

Using the Assert Classes