Primitive Assertion

Definition:

• Assertions that use primitive content to express intent

Code Example:

@Test
public void testMethod() {
    MyClass obj = new MyClass();
    int expected = 5;
    int actual = obj.doSomething();
    assertThat("Result of doSomething() should be greater than expected",
            actual, greaterThan(expected));
}

References:

Quality attributes

• - Code Example

• - Cause and Effect

• - Frequency

• - Refactoring

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