Undefined method `add_assertion' for nil:NilClass

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Hello,

I tried to use assertion's the first time in my code and had absolutely now
success. I always get following error:

TEST FAILED.undefined method `add_assertion' for nil:NilClass
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/test/unit/testcase.rb:115:in `add_assertion'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/test/unit/assertions.rb:353:in `_wrap_assertion'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/test/unit/assertions.rb:38:in `assert'
./utils.rb:1376:in `bpVerifyOnPage'

Here is a code snipe (verify is a string that is passed to a function):

The if statement works fine. The assert gives me trouble. Why? What is
wrong? What is the nil class?
I also tried assert(true), assert_equal("1234","1234") with the same result

class BPUtils < Test::Unit::TestCase

    def initialize
    end

    def
     .........some code
       begin
     assert($ie.contains_text( verify ) )
     puts("TEST PASSED. Found test string #{verify}")
        
    #if $ie.contains_text( verify ) then
                 # some
          #else
                      # some code
            #end
   
       rescue => e
  puts("TEST FAILED." + e.message + "\n" + e.backtrace.join("\n"))

  # hand exception over to main program to quit the program
            raise QuitProgram, "quit program", caller
       end
end

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Hi --

···

On Wed, 22 Mar 2006, Paatsch, Bernd wrote:

Hello,

I tried to use assertion's the first time in my code and had absolutely now
success. I always get following error:

TEST FAILED.undefined method `add_assertion' for nil:NilClass
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/test/unit/testcase.rb:115:in `add_assertion'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/test/unit/assertions.rb:353:in `_wrap_assertion'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/test/unit/assertions.rb:38:in `assert'
./utils.rb:1376:in `bpVerifyOnPage'

Here is a code snipe (verify is a string that is passed to a function):

The if statement works fine. The assert gives me trouble. Why? What is
wrong? What is the nil class?
I also tried assert(true), assert_equal("1234","1234") with the same result

The code you're posted doesn't compile, so it can't be a real example
of what's not working. Can you provide a real example?

David

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