com.novell.xsl.debug
Class Assert

java.lang.Object
  com.novell.xsl.debug.Assert

public final class Assert

extends Object

A simple assertion class.

Field Summary

static boolean

ENABLED Flag that enables or disables assertions.

Method Summary

static void	assertCondition(boolean condition, String description) Asserts that the specified condition is true.
static void	assertNotReached() Asserts that the calling statement is never reached.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

ENABLED

public static final boolean ENABLED

Flag that enables or disables assertions. When this flag is false, most compilers' optimizers, including javac -O, should be able to eliminate any runtime cost.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

assertCondition

public static void assertCondition(boolean condition,
                                   String description)

Asserts that the specified condition is true.

Parameters:

condition - the condition that must be satisfied

description - a description of the potential failure

Throws:

AssertionException - if the condition is false

assertNotReached

public static void assertNotReached()

Asserts that the calling statement is never reached.

Throws:

AssertionException - always thrown