Class: BasicObject

Relationships & Source Files
Defined in:	rspec-expectations/lib/rspec/expectations/syntax.rb, rspec-mocks/lib/rspec/mocks/syntax.rb

Overview

The legacy ‘:should` syntax adds the following methods directly to BasicObject so that they are available off of any object. Note, however, that this syntax does not always play nice with delegate/proxy objects. We recommend you use the non-monkeypatching :expect syntax instead.

Instance Method Summary

#should(matcher, message) ⇒ Boolean

Passes if ‘matcher` returns true.
#should_not(matcher, message) ⇒ Boolean

Passes if ‘matcher` returns false.

Instance Method Details

#should(matcher, message) ⇒ `Boolean`

Note:

This is only available when you have enabled the ‘:should` syntax.

Passes if ‘matcher` returns true. Available on every Object.

Examples:

actual.should eq expected
actual.should match /expression/

Parameters:

matcher (Matcher)
message (String) —

optional message to display when the expectation fails

Returns:

(Boolean) —

true if the expectation succeeds (else raises)

#should_not(matcher, message) ⇒ `Boolean`