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Assert-NotEqual

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NAME Assert-NotEqual



SYNOPSIS

Asserts that two objects aren't equal.





SYNTAX

Assert-NotEqual [[-Expected] <Object>] [[-Actual] <Object>] [[-Message] <Object>] [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

Uses PowerShell's `-eq` operator to determine if the two objects are equal or not.





PARAMETERS

-Expected <Object>

The expected value.



Required? false

Position? 1

Default value

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Actual <Object>

The actual value.



Required? false

Position? 2

Default value

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Message <Object>

A descriptive error about why the assertion might fail.



Required? false

Position? 3

Default value

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS



OUTPUTS



-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Assert-NotEqual 'Foo' 'Foo'



Demonstrates how to assert that `'Foo' -eq 'Foo'`, which they are.









-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Assert-NotEqual 'Foo' 'Bar' 'Didn''t get ''Bar'' result.'



Demonstrates how to show a reason why a test might have failed.











RELATED LINKS

Assert-Equal

Assert-CEqual