Explicitly

Provides ScalaTest's “explicitly DSL,” which facilitates the explicit specification of an Equality[T] or a Uniformity[T] where Equality[T] is taken implicitly.

The Explicitly DSL can be used with the === and !== operators of ScalaUtils as well as the should equal, be, contain, and === syntax of ScalaTest matchers.

If you want to customize equality for a type in general, you would likely want to place an implicit Equality[T] for that type in scope (or in T's companion object). That implicit equality definition will then be picked up and used when that type is compared for equality with the equal, be, and contain matchers in ScalaTest tests and with === in both tests and production code. If you just want to use a custom equality for a single comparison, however, you may prefer to pass it explicitly. For example, if you have an implicit Equality[String] in scope, you can force a comparison to use the default equality with this syntax:

// In production code:
if ((result === "hello")(decided by defaultEquality)) true else false

// In tests:
result should equal ("hello") (decided by defaultEquality)

The explicitly DSL also provides support for specifying a one-off equality that is based on a normalization. For example, ScalaUtils offers a StringNormalizations trait that provides methods such as trimmed and lowerCased that return Normalization[String] instances that normalize by trimming and lower-casing, respectively. If you bring those into scope by mixing in or importing the members of StringNormalizations, you could use the explicitly DSL like this:

// In production code:
if ((result === "hello")(after being lowerCased)) true else false

// In tests:
result should equal ("hello") (after being lowerCased and trimmed)

Linear Supertypes

AnyRef, Any

Known Subclasses

Explicitly, Matchers, Matchers, MustMatchers, MustMatchers, MustMatchersForJUnit, MustMatchersForJUnit, ShouldMatchers, ShouldMatchers, ShouldMatchersForJUnit, ShouldMatchersForJUnit

Type Members

class DecidedByEquality[A] extends Equality[A]

This class is part of the ScalaUtils “explicitly DSL”.
class DecidedWord extends AnyRef

This class is part of the ScalaUtils “explicitly DSL”.
class DeterminedByEquivalence[T] extends Equivalence[T]

This class is part of the ScalaUtils “explicitly DSL”.
class DeterminedWord extends AnyRef

This class is part of the ScalaUtils “explicitly DSL”.
class TheAfterWord extends AnyRef

This class is part of the ScalaUtils “explicitly DSL”.

Value Members

final def !=(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

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final def !=(arg0: Any): Boolean

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final def ##(): Int

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final def ==(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

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final def ==(arg0: Any): Boolean

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val after: TheAfterWord

This field enables syntax such as the following:
This field enables syntax such as the following:
```
result should equal ("hello") (after being lowerCased)
                               ^
```
final def asInstanceOf[T0]: T0

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def clone(): AnyRef

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protected[java.lang]
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Annotations
@throws()
val decided: DecidedWord

This field enables syntax such as the following:
This field enables syntax such as the following:
```
result should equal ("hello") (decided by defaultEquality)
                               ^
```
val determined: DeterminedWord

This field enables syntax such as the following, given an Equivalence[String] named myStringEquivalence:
This field enables syntax such as the following, given an Equivalence[String] named myStringEquivalence:
```
result should equal ("hello") (determined by myStringEquivalence)
                               ^
```
final def eq(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

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def equals(arg0: Any): Boolean

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def finalize(): Unit

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protected[java.lang]
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@throws()
final def getClass(): Class[_]

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def hashCode(): Int

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final def isInstanceOf[T0]: Boolean

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final def ne(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

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final def notify(): Unit

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final def notifyAll(): Unit

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final def synchronized[T0](arg0: ⇒ T0): T0

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def toString(): String

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final def wait(): Unit

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final def wait(arg0: Long, arg1: Int): Unit

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final def wait(arg0: Long): Unit

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trait Explicitly extends AnyRef

Type Members

class DecidedByEquality[A] extends Equality[A]

class DecidedWord extends AnyRef

class DeterminedByEquivalence[T] extends Equivalence[T]

class DeterminedWord extends AnyRef

class TheAfterWord extends AnyRef

Value Members

final def !=(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

final def !=(arg0: Any): Boolean

final def ##(): Int

final def ==(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

final def ==(arg0: Any): Boolean

val after: TheAfterWord

final def asInstanceOf[T0]: T0

def clone(): AnyRef

val decided: DecidedWord

val determined: DeterminedWord

final def eq(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

def equals(arg0: Any): Boolean

def finalize(): Unit

final def getClass(): Class[_]

def hashCode(): Int

final def isInstanceOf[T0]: Boolean

final def ne(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

final def notify(): Unit

final def notifyAll(): Unit

final def synchronized[T0](arg0: ⇒ T0): T0

def toString(): String

final def wait(): Unit

final def wait(arg0: Long, arg1: Int): Unit

final def wait(arg0: Long): Unit

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