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Assertion Question
public class NewClass2 { public static void main(String[] args) { int x = 100; int y = 20; assert y > x; } }
i want to confirm my understanding, with the basic usage of assertion, as of now, im at the start of the book chapter im reading about assertions
question:
does assertion means in layman's term "make sure"
or in the above code, is it similar to or correct if i would say "make sure y is less than x, when y is set lower than x"?
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Re: Assertion Question
Very similar to your 'make sure' definition. The assertion checks whether something is true...if it is not, the assertion exception is thrown (assuming assertions are enabled). This can get to be a valuable tool in working with larger applications and algorithms, as assertions define something the programmer knows must be true, thus assertion failures define a fundamental flaw in the algorithm/runtime.
chronoz13 (August 16th, 2011)
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