Program with assert does not compile

[Yan Lee]

Hi:
I have jdk 1.4.1 on my machine. I am trying this basic trial program to play with assert.
package assertions;
public class AssertTest
{
public static void main(String []args)
{
boolean x=true;
assert (x);
}
}
I get the following compilation error:
AssertTest.java:11: warning: as of release 1.4, assert is a keyword, and may no
be used as an identifier
assert (x);
^
AssertTest.java:11: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : method assert (boolean)
location: class assertions.AssertTest
assert (x);
^
1 error
1 warning
------------
Can you pls tell me what I need to do to make this program compile?
Thanks in advance for the help.

[Ko Ko Naing]

I guess u r using the early version of JDK 1.4 or sthing... If so, u have to use "-source 1.4" argument to compile and use "-enableassertions" or "-ea" to run the program...
For example,
javac -source 1.4 Program.java // Compiling the program
java -enableassertions Program // Running the program
Hope this helps....

[Ko Ko Naing]

You have to use the keyword �true� or �false� with the �assert�. U cannot use the variable with the syntax �assert booleanExpr�.
But if u want to use it with a variable, u have to use the syntax �assert booleanExpr: message�.
If booleanExpr is true, execution continues.
If booleanExpr is false, the message expression is evaluated and used as a parameter in creating an AssertionError, which is then thrown, and by default causes execution to terminate.

[Anupam Sinha]

You have to use the keyword ?true? or ?false? with the ?assert?. U cannot use the variable with the syntax ?assert booleanExpr?.

But that works.

[Ko Ko Naing]

Originally posted by Anupam Sinha:

But that works.

Then p intelli's problem would be in the compiler... Then he should follow the guideline in my first post in this thread...

[Anupam Sinha]

Hi
I think the problem is in the compilation and the use of brackets(). As previously said you would need to compile and execute the program with the -source 1.4 switch in case of compilation and -ea or its long form at the time of execution.
Secondly you cannot use assert like assert (x). Remove the brackets and it should work fine.

[Lakshmi Saradha]

Hi,
I dont think using brackets would be a problem.
I used the following code.
class a
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
int x = 10;
assert (x==10);

}

}
When I tried to compile wusing the -source 1.4 option, I did not get any compiler error.
When I tried to compile without the otpions (javac a.java), I got both the above mentioned errors.
So the problem is only with the compiler options.

[Ko Ko Naing]

Hi Lakshmi Saradha,
So did u solve ur problem by the instruction that I provided up there in my post? It's glad to know that u got the solution....

[Yan Lee]

Hi Ko Ko and others:
Thanks for the responses. The program works fine if I compile/run it using the switches suggested by Ko Ko Naing.