cern.gp.util.Assertion Class Reference

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Static Public Member Functions
static boolean	assertTrue (boolean booleanCond, String stringCond)
static void	main (String[] args)

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Detailed Description

An assertion class, that enables programmers to make certain affirmations about things that have to be true in the code. If an assertion is broken, this means that there is a bad error in the code. Often, assertions are used in to assure that the parameters of a function call are correct, e.g. if a non-null parameter has been passed.

Author:

Vito Baggiolini

Version:

Revision:

1.2

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Date:

2006/09/25 08:52:36

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Author:

acaproni

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Member Function Documentation

static boolean cern.gp.util.Assertion.assertTrue	(	boolean	booleanCond,
		String	stringCond
	)			[static]

Assert a function to assert a certain property of the code. If the asserted property is false, the Assertion is violated and an RuntimeException is thrown.

For example, assert that str is non-null:

<blockquote>

  void myFunction(String str) { Assert.assertTrue(str != null, "str != null"); }
  </pre</blockquote> 

  Example: make sure min <= max: <blockquote>

  boolean compare(int min, int max) { Assert.assertTrue(min <= max, "min <=
  max"); }
</blockquote> 

  Example: make sure that num is greater or equal 0: 

  <blockquote>

  double squareRoot(double num) { Assert.assertTrue(num >= 0, "num >= 0"); }
  </pre</blockquote> 

 
Parameters:

  

    
booleanCond 
the condition expressed as a boolean
 
    
stringCond 
the same condition, given as a String. This is
      used to fill in the error message in the Exception that is launched if
      the Assertion is violated.
 
  
  

Exceptions:

  

    
RuntimeException 
if the Assertion is violated. The message in the
      exception is the string in the stringCond parameter.
 
  
  

Returns:
the condition, which in this implementation is always true (a RuntimeException is thrown on false condition)

References cern.gp.util.IAssert.doAssert().

Referenced by cern.gp.util.Assertion.main().

static void cern.gp.util.Assertion.main

(

String[]

args

)

[static]

The main program for the Assert class

Parameters:

args

The command line arguments

References cern.gp.util.Assertion.assertTrue().

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• Assertion.java