public class

ComparisonFailure

extends AssertionFailedError
java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.lang.Throwable
     ↳ java.lang.Error
       ↳ junit.framework.AssertionFailedError
         ↳ junit.framework.ComparisonFailure

Class Overview

Thrown when an assert equals for Strings failed. Inspired by a patch from Alex Chaffee mailto:alex@purpletech.com

Summary

Public Constructors
ComparisonFailure(String message, String expected, String actual)
Constructs a comparison failure.
Public Methods
String getMessage()
Returns "..." in place of common prefix and "..." in place of common suffix between expected and actual.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Throwable
From class java.lang.Object

Public Constructors

public ComparisonFailure (String message, String expected, String actual)

Since: API Level 1

Constructs a comparison failure.

Parameters
message the identifying message or null
expected the expected string value
actual the actual string value

Public Methods

public String getMessage ()

Since: API Level 1

Returns "..." in place of common prefix and "..." in place of common suffix between expected and actual.

Returns
  • this Throwable's detail message.
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