Assert.AreNotEqual<T> Method (T, T, String, array<Object )

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Verifies that two specified generic type data are not equal. The assertion fails if they are equal. Displays a message if the assertion fails, and applies the specified formatting to it.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.UnitTestFramework (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.UnitTestFramework.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Sub AreNotEqual(Of T) ( _
    notExpected As T, _
    actual As T, _
    message As String, _
    ParamArray parameters As Object() _
)

public static void AreNotEqual<T>(
    T notExpected,
    T actual,
    string message,
    params Object[] parameters
)

public:
generic<typename T>
static void AreNotEqual(
    T notExpected, 
    T actual, 
    String^ message, 
    ... array<Object^>^ parameters
)

static member AreNotEqual : 
        notExpected:'T * 
        actual:'T * 
        message:string * 
        parameters:Object[] -> unit

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Type Parameters

  • T

Parameters

  • notExpected
    Type: T

    The first generic type data to compare. This is the generic type data the unit test expects not to match actual.

  • actual
    Type: T

    The second generic type data to compare. This is the generic type data the unit test produced.

  • message
    Type: String

    A message to display if the assertion fails. This message can be seen in the unit test results.

  • parameters
    Type: array<Object[]

    An array of parameters to use when formatting message.

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.

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See Also

Reference

Assert Class

AreNotEqual Overload

Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting Namespace

Other Resources

Using the Assert Classes