Java/ JUnit - AssertTrue vs AssertFalse

Question

I\'m pretty new to Java and am following the Eclipse Total Beginner\'s Tutorials. They are all very helpful, but in Lesson 12, he uses assertTrue for one test c

Answer 1

assertTrue will fail if the second parameter evaluates to false (in other words, it ensures that the value is true). assertFalse does the opposite.

assertTrue("This will succeed.", true);
assertTrue("This will fail!", false);

assertFalse("This will succeed.", false);
assertFalse("This will fail!", true);

As with many other things, the best way to become familiar with these methods is to just experiment :-).