How to use assertions in Java

Developers make assumptions about how our code will behave when executed, but we're not always right. Without certainty, it is challenging to write programs that work correctly at runtime. Java assertions provide a relatively easy way to verify your programming logic is correct.What you'll learn in this Java tutorialIn this article, you'll learn what assertions are, how to write them, and how to use them in your Java programs:What are Java assertions?How to write an assertion in JavaAssertions with preconditions and postconditionsThe difference between Java assertions and Java exceptions download Get the codeDownload the source code for examples in this tutorial. Created by Jeff Friesen.What are Java assertions?Before JDK 1.4, developers often used comments to document assumptions about program correctness. But comments don't actually help us test and debug our assumptions. The compiler ignores comments, so there's no way to use them for bug detection. Developers also frequently do not update comments when changing code.  To read this article in full, please click hereWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei The Standard HK Zum vollständigen Artikel