The method Assert.assertThrows provides a nicer way for verifying exceptions. In addition, the use of ExpectedException is error-prone when used with other rules like TestWatcher because the order of …

In Java 8 and JUnit 5 (Jupiter) we can assert for exceptions as follows. Using org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows public static < T extends Throwable > T assertThrows …

Jul 19, 2013 · A JUnit test is judged to have failed if it throws any exception other than an expected exception. Usually no exceptions are expected.

If my test method throws a checked exception and if I want to assert the message along with the exception, is there a way to do so with JUnit @Test annotation? AFAIK, JUnit 4.7 doesn't provide …

0 Unrelated to mockito, one can catch the exception and assert its properties. To verify that the exception did happen, assert a false condition within the try block after the statement that throws the …

Dec 18, 2018 · expectedExceptions comes from Test class family, assertThrows comes from Assert class family. Both will fail if the expected exception does not throw from the method in test.

Jun 1, 2022 · Using assertThrows to test that an exception is thrown works, but I also want to test the exception message using ExpectedException, but it doesnt work even using the same exception, …

Oct 29, 2010 · The problem with doing this, is that I've seen a lot of people mess up the boilerplate. (ie: forgetting to call fail, or catching too general of an exception). Personally, I prefer to create a method …

May 3, 2010 · Assertions (by way of the assert keyword) were added in Java 1.4. They are used to verify the correctness of an invariant in the code. They should never be triggered in production code, …

Feb 13, 2023 · The JUnit framework captures only assertion errors in the main thread running the test. It is not aware of exceptions from within new spawn threads. In order to do it right, you should …