[Java] Class GroovyAssert

Method Detail

public static Throwable shouldFail(Closure code)

Asserts that the given code closure fails when it is evaluated

Parameters:

code - the code expected to throw the exception

Returns:

the message of the thrown Throwable

public static Throwable shouldFail(Class clazz, Closure code)

Asserts that the given code closure fails when it is evaluated and that a particular exception is thrown.

Parameters:

clazz - the class of the expected exception

code - the closure that should fail

Returns:

the message of the expected Throwable

public static Throwable shouldFailWithCause(Class clazz, Closure code)

Asserts that the given code closure fails when it is evaluated and that a particular exception can be attributed to the cause. The expected exception class is compared recursively with any nested exceptions using getCause() until either a match is found or no more nested exceptions exist.

If a match is found the error message associated with the matching exception is returned. If no match was found the method will fail.

Parameters:

clazz - the class of the expected exception

code - the closure that should fail

Returns:

the message of the expected Throwable