This definition explains the Java assert keyword, which is part of a newly introduced mechanism for troubleshooting and debugging applications.

Assertions are a fairly simple construct added to the soon-to-be released J2SE (Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition) 1.4. As a basic description, an assertion specifies a boolean-typed expression a ...

J2SE (Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition) 1.4 adds a simple assertion facility to Java. At the simplest level, an assertion checks a boolean-typed expression that a developer specifically proclaims ...