Do Use Assertions to Validate Arguments to a Private Method : assert « Statements « SCJP






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public class MainClass{
    public static void main(String[] argv){
        System.out.println();
    }
    private void doMore(int x) {
      assert (x > 0);
      // do things with x
    }

}








5.13.assert
5.13.1.Assertions give you a way to test your assumptions during development and debugging.
5.13.2.The new assert keyword has the following syntax
5.13.3.Assertion Command-Line Switches
5.13.4.Do Use Assertions to Validate Arguments to a Private Method
5.13.5.Use Assertions to Check for unreachable code