Node Reference for assert.fail

function assert.fail

Usage in Deno

import assert from "node:assert";
const { fail } = assert;



fail(message?: string | Error): never

Throws an AssertionError with the provided error message or a default error message. If the message parameter is an instance of an Error then it will be thrown instead of the AssertionError.

import assert from 'node:assert/strict';

assert.fail();
// AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: Failed

assert.fail('boom');
// AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: boom

assert.fail(new TypeError('need array'));
// TypeError: need array

Using assert.fail() with more than two arguments is possible but deprecated. See below for further details.

Parameters

optional



message: string | Error = 'Failed'

Return Type

never



fail(actual: unknown,
expected: unknown,
message?: string | Error,
operator?: string,
stackStartFn?: Function,
): never

Deprecated

since v10.0.0 - use fail([message]) or other assert functions instead.

Parameters



actual: unknown



expected: unknown

optional



message: string | Error

optional



operator: string

optional



stackStartFn: Function

Return Type

never