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Assert that the input object is identical to a specified value

Usage

assert_identical(x, y, msg = NULL, call = rlang::caller_env(), arg_name = NULL)

Arguments

x

An object to check

y

The value to compare against

msg

A character string containing the error message to display if x is not identical to the specified value

call

Only relevant when pooling assertions into multi-assertion helper functions. See cli_abort for details.

arg_name

Advanced use only. Name of the argument passed (default: NULL, will automatically extract arg_name).

Value

invisible(TRUE) if x is identical to the specified value, otherwise aborts with the error message specified by msg

Examples

try({
assert_identical(3, 3) # Passes
assert_identical(c(3, 3, 3), 3) # Throws error
assert_identical(2, 3) # Throws error
})
#> Error in eval(expr, envir) : 
#>   c(3, 3, 3) must be identical to 3