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UseAssertNullInsteadOfAssertTrue

UseAssertNullInsteadOfAssertTrue

This rule detects JUnit assertions in object references equality. These assertions should be made by more specific methods, like assertNull, assertNotNull.


                 
//PrimaryExpression[
 PrimaryPrefix/Name[@Image = 'assertTrue' or @Image = 'assertFalse']
][
 PrimarySuffix/Arguments/ArgumentList[
  Expression/EqualityExpression/PrimaryExpression/PrimaryPrefix/Literal/NullLiteral
 ]
]
[ancestor::ClassOrInterfaceDeclaration[//ClassOrInterfaceType[pmd-java:typeof(@Image, 'junit.framework.TestCase','TestCase')] or //MarkerAnnotation/Name[pmd-java:typeof(@Image, 'org.junit.Test', 'Test')]]]
  

Example(s):


 
 public class FooTest extends TestCase {
  void testCode() {
   Object a = doSomething();
   assertTrue(a==null); // bad usage
   assertNull(a);  // good usage
   assertTrue(a != null); // bad usage
   assertNotNull(a);  // good usage
  }
 }