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diff --git a/docs/Reference/LuaUnitAssertionFunctions/6_TableAssertions.md b/docs/Reference/LuaUnitAssertionFunctions/6_TableAssertions.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8d29988 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/Reference/LuaUnitAssertionFunctions/6_TableAssertions.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Table assertions + +* **_AFT.assertItemsEquals(actual, expected)** + + Assert that two tables contain the same items, irrespective of their keys. + + This function is practical for example if you want to compare two lists but + where items are not in the same order: + + ```lua + luaunit.assertItemsEquals( {1,2,3}, {3,2,1} ) -- assertion succeeds + ``` + The comparison is not recursive on the items: if any of the items are tables, + they are compared using table equality (like as in assertEquals() ), where the + key matters. + + ```lua + luaunit.assertItemsEquals( {1,{2,3},4}, {4,{3,2,},1} ) -- assertion fails because {2,3} ~= {3,2} + ```
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