The [[$ASSERTS]] metacommand enables debug tests with the [[_ASSERT]] macro.


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:[[$ASSERTS]]
:[[$ASSERTS]]:CONSOLE


{{PageDescription}}
* If an error message is passed to the [[_ASSERT]] statement, it is displayed in the console window if [[$ASSERTS|$ASSERTS:CONSOLE]] is used.


==Availability==
* '''Version 1.4 and up'''.


{{PageExamples}}
''Example:'' Adding test checks for parameter inputs in a function. 
{{CodeStart}}
{{Cl|$ASSERTS}}:CONSOLE
 
{{Cl|DO}}
    a = {{Cl|INT}}({{Cl|RND}} * 10)
    b$ = myFunc$(a)
    {{Cl|PRINT}} a, , b$
    {{Cl|_LIMIT}} 3
{{Cl|LOOP}} {{Cl|UNTIL}} {{Cl|_KEYHIT}}
 
{{Cl|FUNCTION}} myFunc$ (value {{Cl|AS}} {{Cl|SINGLE}})
    {{Cl|_ASSERT}} value > 0, "Value cannot be zero"
    {{Cl|_ASSERT}} value &lt;= 10, "Value cannot exceed 10"
 
    {{Cl|IF}} value > 1 {{Cl|THEN}} plural$ = "s"
    myFunc$ = {{Cl|STRING$}}(value, "*") + {{Cl|STR$}}(value) + " star" + plural$ + " :-)"
{{Cl|END}} {{Cl|FUNCTION}}
{{CodeEnd}}


{{PageSeeAlso}}
* [[_ASSERT]]
* [[$CHECKING]]
* [[Relational Operations]]


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