ComparisonFailure

java.lang.Object
- java.lang.Throwable
- - java.lang.Error
  - - java.lang.AssertionError
    - - junit.framework.AssertionFailedError
      - junit.framework.ComparisonFailure

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable
```
public class ComparisonFailure
extends AssertionFailedError
```
Thrown when an assert equals for Strings failed. Inspired by a patch from Alex Chaffee mailto:alex@purpletech.com

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`private java.lang.String`	`fActual`
`private java.lang.String`	`fExpected`
`private static int`	`MAX_CONTEXT_LENGTH`
`private static long`	`serialVersionUID`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`ComparisonFailure(java.lang.String message, java.lang.String expected, java.lang.String actual)`	Constructs a comparison failure.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`getActual()`	Gets the actual string value
`java.lang.String`	`getExpected()`	Gets the expected string value
`java.lang.String`	`getMessage()`	Returns "..." in place of common prefix and "..." in place of common suffix between expected and actual.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable
addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - MAX_CONTEXT_LENGTH
```
private static final int MAX_CONTEXT_LENGTH
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - serialVersionUID
```
private static final long serialVersionUID
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - fExpected
```
private java.lang.String fExpected
```
  - fActual
```
private java.lang.String fActual
```
- Constructor Detail
  - ComparisonFailure
```
public ComparisonFailure(java.lang.String message,
                         java.lang.String expected,
                         java.lang.String actual)
```
    Constructs a comparison failure.
    
    Parameters:
    
    message - the identifying message or null
    
    expected - the expected string value
    
    actual - the actual string value
- Method Detail
  - getMessage
```
public java.lang.String getMessage()
```
    Returns "..." in place of common prefix and "..." in place of common suffix between expected and actual.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getMessage in class java.lang.Throwable
    
    See Also:
    
    Throwable.getMessage()
  - getActual
```
public java.lang.String getActual()
```
    Gets the actual string value
    
    Returns:
    
    the actual string value
  - getExpected
```
public java.lang.String getExpected()
```
    Gets the expected string value
    
    Returns:
    
    the expected string value