ReferenceTypeAssertions<TSubject,TAssertions> Class

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Contains a number of methods to assert that a reference type object is in the expected state.

Object Model

Syntax

[DebuggerNonUserCode()]
public abstract class ReferenceTypeAssertions<TSubject,TAssertions> 
where TAssertions: ReferenceTypeAssertions<TSubject,TAssertions>

Type Parameters

TSubject
TAssertions

Inheritance Hierarchy

Public Properties

	Name	Description
	CurrentAssertionChain	Provides access to the FluentAssertions.Execution.AssertionChain that this assertion class was initialized with.
	Subject	Gets the object whose value is being asserted.

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Protected Properties

	Name	Description
	Identifier	Returns the type of the subject the assertion applies on. It should be a user-friendly name as it is included in the failure message.

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Public Methods

	Name	Description
	BeAssignableTo	Overloaded. Asserts that the object is assignable to a variable of type T.
	BeNull	Asserts that the current object has not been initialized yet.
	BeOfType	Overloaded. Asserts that the object is of the specified type T.
	BeSameAs	Asserts that an object reference refers to the exact same object as another object reference.
	Equals
	Match	Overloaded. Asserts that the predicate is satisfied.
	NotBeAssignableTo	Overloaded. Asserts that the object is not assignable to a variable of type T.
	NotBeNull	Asserts that the current object has been initialized.
	NotBeOfType	Overloaded. Asserts that the object is not of the specified type T.
	NotBeSameAs	Asserts that an object reference refers to a different object than another object reference refers to.
	Satisfy<T>	Allows combining one or more assertions using the other assertion methods that this library offers on an instance of T.

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Extension Methods

	Name	Description
	As<TTo>	Safely casts the specified object to the type specified through TTo.
	Awaiting	Overloaded. Invokes the specified action on a subject so that you can chain it with any of the assertions from FluentAssertions.Specialized.NonGenericAsyncFunctionAssertions
	Enumerating	Overloaded. Forces enumerating a collection. Should be used to assert that a method that uses the yield keyword throws a particular exception.
	ExecutionTimeOf<T>	Provides methods for asserting the execution time of a method or property.
	Invoking	Overloaded. Invokes the specified action on a subject so that you can chain it with any of the assertions from FluentAssertions.Specialized.ActionAssertions
	Monitor	Overloaded. Starts monitoring eventSource for its events.
	Should	Overloaded. Returns an FluentAssertions.Specialized.ExecutionTimeAssertions object that can be used to assert the current FluentAssertions.Specialized.ExecutionTime.
	Should	Overloaded. Returns an FluentAssertions.Primitives.EnumAssertions<TEnum,TAssertions> object that can be used to assert the current TEnum.

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Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

ReferenceTypeAssertions<TSubject,TAssertions> Members
FluentAssertions.Primitives Namespace

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