shouldThrow

Used for asserting that a delegate will throw an exception.

void shouldThrow(void delegate() cb, string file, size_t line)
void
shouldThrow
(
void delegate
()
cb
,
string file = __FILE__
,
size_t line = __LINE__
)
void shouldThrow(string message, void delegate() cb, string file, size_t line)

Parameters

cb void delegate (): The delegate that is expected to throw the exception.
file string: The file name that the assert failed in. Should be left as default.
line size_t: The file line that the assert failed in. Should be left as default.

Throws

If delegate does NOT throw, will throw an AssertError.

Examples

// Makes sure it throws, but does not check the message
shouldThrow(delegate() {
	throw new Exception("boom!");
});

// Will throw an exception like "AssertError@test/example.d(7): Exception was not thrown. Expected one.
shouldThrow(delegate() {

});

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