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Jasmine JavaScript Testing - toBe vs toEqual
Arrays can be compared in 2 ways −
They refer to the same array object in memory.
They may refer to different objects but their contents are all equal.
Example
For case 1, jasmine provides the toBe method. This checks for reference. For example,
describe("Array Equality", () => {
it("should check for array reference equility", () => {
let arr = [1, 2, 3];
let arr2 = arr
// Runs successfully
expect(arr).toBe(arr2);
// Fails as references are not equal
expect(arr).toBe([1, 2, 3]);
});
});Output
This will give the output −
1) Array Equality should check for array equility Message: Expected [ 1, 2, 3 ] to be [ 1, 2, 3 ]. Tip: To check for deep equality, use .toEqual() instead of .toBe().
Example
For case 2 we can use the toEqual method and deep compare the arrays. For example,
describe("Array Equality", () => {
it("should check for array reference equility", () => {
let arr = [1, 2, 3];
let arr2 = arr;
// Runs successfully
expect(arr).toEqual(arr2);
// Runs successfully
expect(arr).toEqual([1, 2, 3]);
});
});Output
This will give the output −
1 spec, 0 failures
Updated on: 02-Dec-2019
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