Is there a performance or code maintenance issue with using assert as part of the standard code instead of using it just for debugging purposes? Is assert x >= 0, ‘x is less than zero’ better or worse than if x < 0: raise Exception, ‘x is less than zero’ Also, is there any way … Read more
I am working on Linux with the GCC compiler. When my C++ program crashes I would like it to automatically generate a stacktrace. My program is being run by many different users and it also runs on Linux, Windows and Macintosh (all versions are compiled using gcc). I would like my program to be able … Read more
How do I use Assert (or other Test class) to verify that an exception has been thrown? 24 s 24 For “Visual Studio Team Test” it appears you apply the ExpectedException attribute to the test’s method. Sample from the documentation here: A Unit Testing Walkthrough with Visual Studio Team Test [TestMethod] [ExpectedException(typeof(ArgumentException), “A userId of … Read more
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How can I use JUnit4 idiomatically to test that some code throws an exception? While I can certainly do something like this: @Test public void testFooThrowsIndexOutOfBoundsException() { boolean thrown = false; try { foo.doStuff(); } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) { thrown = true; } assertTrue(thrown); } I recall that there is an annotation or an Assert.xyz … Read more
