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function assertThrows
import { assertThrows } from "https://deno.land/std@0.146.0/testing/asserts.ts";

Executes a function, expecting it to throw. If it does not, then it throws.

Parameters

fn: () => unknown
optional
msg: string

Returns

unknown

Executes a function, expecting it to throw. If it does not, then it throws. An error class and a string that should be included in the error message can also be asserted.

Type Parameters

optional
E extends Error = Error

Parameters

fn: () => unknown
ErrorClass: new (...args: any[]) => E
optional
msgIncludes: string
optional
msg: string

Parameters

fn: () => unknown
errorCallback: (e: Error) => unknown
optional
msg: string

Returns

Error

Type Parameters

optional
E extends Error = Error

Parameters

fn: () => unknown
optional
errorClassOrCallbackOrMsg: (new (...args: any[]) => E) | ((e: Error) => unknown) | string
optional
msgIncludesOrMsg: string
optional
msg: string

Returns

E | Error | unknown