expect_null: Do you expect 'NULL'?

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Do you expect NULL?

Description

This is a special case because NULL is a singleton so it's possible check for it either with expect_equal(x, NULL) or expect_type(x, "NULL").

Usage

expect_null(object, info = NULL, label = NULL)

Arguments

object	Object to test. Supports limited unquoting to make it easier to generate readable failures within a function or for loop. See quasi_label for more details.
info	Extra information to be included in the message. This argument is soft-deprecated and should not be used in new code. Instead see alternatives in quasi_label.
label	Used to customise failure messages. For expert use only.

See Also

Other expectations: comparison-expectations, equality-expectations, expect_error(), expect_length(), expect_match(), expect_named(), expect_output(), expect_reference(), expect_silent(), inheritance-expectations, logical-expectations

Examples

x <- NULL
y <- 10

expect_null(x)
show_failure(expect_null(y))

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