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This makes sure that `AssertionError` links to the correct place in
the assert documentation.

Backport-PR-URL: #31431
PR-URL: #28263
Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <rtrott@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Benjamin Gruenbaum <benjamingr@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
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BridgeAR authored and BethGriggs committed Feb 6, 2020
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* [`Symbol`][] properties are not compared.
* [`WeakMap`][] and [`WeakSet`][] comparison does not rely on their values.

The following example does not throw an `AssertionError` because the primitives
are considered equal by the [Abstract Equality Comparison][] ( `==` ).
The following example does not throw an [`AssertionError`][] because the
primitives are considered equal by the [Abstract Equality Comparison][]
( `==` ).

```js
// WARNING: This does not throw an AssertionError!
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// AssertionError: { a: { b: 1 } } deepEqual {}
```

If the values are not equal, an `AssertionError` is thrown with a `message`
If the values are not equal, an [`AssertionError`][] is thrown with a `message`
property set equal to the value of the `message` parameter. If the `message`
parameter is undefined, a default error message is assigned. If the `message`
parameter is an instance of an [`Error`][] then it will be thrown instead of the
`AssertionError`.
[`AssertionError`][].

## `assert.deepStrictEqual(actual, expected[, message])`
<!-- YAML
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// }
```

If the values are not equal, an `AssertionError` is thrown with a `message`
If the values are not equal, an [`AssertionError`][] is thrown with a `message`
property set equal to the value of the `message` parameter. If the `message`
parameter is undefined, a default error message is assigned. If the `message`
parameter is an instance of an [`Error`][] then it will be thrown instead of the
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function.

If an error is thrown and it is the same type as that specified by the `error`
parameter, then an `AssertionError` is thrown. If the error is of a different
type, or if the `error` parameter is undefined, the error is propagated back
to the caller.
parameter, then an [`AssertionError`][] is thrown. If the error is of a
different type, or if the `error` parameter is undefined, the error is
propagated back to the caller.

If specified, `error` can be a [`Class`][], [`RegExp`][] or a validation
function. See [`assert.throws()`][] for more details.
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);
```

However, the following will result in an `AssertionError` with the message
However, the following will result in an [`AssertionError`][] with the message
'Got unwanted exception...':

<!-- eslint-disable no-restricted-syntax -->
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);
```

If an `AssertionError` is thrown and a value is provided for the `message`
parameter, the value of `message` will be appended to the `AssertionError`
If an [`AssertionError`][] is thrown and a value is provided for the `message`
parameter, the value of `message` will be appended to the [`AssertionError`][]
message:

<!-- eslint-disable no-restricted-syntax -->
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// AssertionError: { a: { b: 1 } } == { a: { b: 1 } }
```

If the values are not equal, an `AssertionError` is thrown with a `message`
If the values are not equal, an [`AssertionError`][] is thrown with a `message`
property set equal to the value of the `message` parameter. If the `message`
parameter is undefined, a default error message is assigned. If the `message`
parameter is an instance of an [`Error`][] then it will be thrown instead of the
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* `message` {string|Error} **Default:** `'Failed'`

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`.
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`][].

```js
const assert = require('assert').strict;
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- version: v10.0.0
pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/18247
description: Instead of throwing the original error it is now wrapped into
an `AssertionError` that contains the full stack trace.
an [`AssertionError`][] that contains the full stack trace.
- version: v10.0.0
pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/18247
description: Value may now only be `undefined` or `null`. Before all falsy
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// OK
```

If the values are deeply equal, an `AssertionError` is thrown with a `message`
property set equal to the value of the `message` parameter. If the `message`
parameter is undefined, a default error message is assigned. If the `message`
parameter is an instance of an [`Error`][] then it will be thrown instead of the
`AssertionError`.
If the values are deeply equal, an [`AssertionError`][] is thrown with a
`message` property set equal to the value of the `message` parameter. If the
`message` parameter is undefined, a default error message is assigned. If the
`message` parameter is an instance of an [`Error`][] then it will be thrown
instead of the `AssertionError`.

## `assert.notDeepStrictEqual(actual, expected[, message])`
<!-- YAML
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// OK
```

If the values are deeply and strictly equal, an `AssertionError` is thrown with
a `message` property set equal to the value of the `message` parameter. If the
`message` parameter is undefined, a default error message is assigned. If the
`message` parameter is an instance of an [`Error`][] then it will be thrown
instead of the `AssertionError`.
If the values are deeply and strictly equal, an [`AssertionError`][] is thrown
with a `message` property set equal to the value of the `message` parameter. If
the `message` parameter is undefined, a default error message is assigned. If
the `message` parameter is an instance of an [`Error`][] then it will be thrown
instead of the [`AssertionError`][].

## `assert.notEqual(actual, expected[, message])`
<!-- YAML
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// AssertionError: 1 != '1'
```

If the values are equal, an `AssertionError` is thrown with a `message` property
set equal to the value of the `message` parameter. If the `message` parameter is
undefined, a default error message is assigned. If the `message` parameter is an
instance of an [`Error`][] then it will be thrown instead of the
If the values are equal, an [`AssertionError`][] is thrown with a `message`
property set equal to the value of the `message` parameter. If the `message`
parameter is undefined, a default error message is assigned. If the `message`
parameter is an instance of an [`Error`][] then it will be thrown instead of the
`AssertionError`.

## `assert.notStrictEqual(actual, expected[, message])`
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// OK
```

If the values are strictly equal, an `AssertionError` is thrown with a `message`
property set equal to the value of the `message` parameter. If the `message`
parameter is undefined, a default error message is assigned. If the `message`
parameter is an instance of an [`Error`][] then it will be thrown instead of the
`AssertionError`.
If the values are strictly equal, an [`AssertionError`][] is thrown with a
`message` property set equal to the value of the `message` parameter. If the
`message` parameter is undefined, a default error message is assigned. If the
`message` parameter is an instance of an [`Error`][] then it will be thrown
instead of the `AssertionError`.

## `assert.ok(value[, message])`
<!-- YAML
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Tests if `value` is truthy. It is equivalent to
`assert.equal(!!value, true, message)`.

If `value` is not truthy, an `AssertionError` is thrown with a `message`
If `value` is not truthy, an [`AssertionError`][] is thrown with a `message`
property set equal to the value of the `message` parameter. If the `message`
parameter is `undefined`, a default error message is assigned. If the `message`
parameter is an instance of an [`Error`][] then it will be thrown instead of the
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each property will be tested for including the non-enumerable `message` and
`name` properties.

If specified, `message` will be the message provided by the `AssertionError` if
the `asyncFn` fails to reject.
If specified, `message` will be the message provided by the [`AssertionError`][]
if the `asyncFn` fails to reject.

```js
(async () => {
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// TypeError: Inputs are not identical
```

If the values are not strictly equal, an `AssertionError` is thrown with a
If the values are not strictly equal, an [`AssertionError`][] is thrown with a
`message` property set equal to the value of the `message` parameter. If the
`message` parameter is undefined, a default error message is assigned. If the
`message` parameter is an instance of an [`Error`][] then it will be thrown
instead of the `AssertionError`.
instead of the [`AssertionError`][].

## `assert.throws(fn[, error][, message])`
<!-- YAML
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Custom error validation:

The function must return `true` to indicate all internal validations passed.
It will otherwise fail with an [`AssertionError`][].

```js
assert.throws(
() => {
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Due to the confusing error-prone notation, avoid a string as the second
argument.

[`AssertionError`]: #assert_class_assert_assertionerror
[`Class`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Classes
[`ERR_INVALID_RETURN_VALUE`]: errors.html#errors_err_invalid_return_value
[`Error.captureStackTrace`]: errors.html#errors_error_capturestacktrace_targetobject_constructoropt
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