Re: Assertions

[kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen)]

In article <3739CECA.6A49865B@averstar.com>, Tucker Taft <stt@averstar.com> writes:

> In any case, here is a strawman:
> 
>    pragma Assert(boolean_expression [, string_expression]);
> 
> This pragma may appear anywhere a declaration or a statement may
> occur.  If the check Assertion_Check is suppressed, this pragma
> has no effect.  If the check Assertion_Check is not suppressed,
> this pragma's elaboration/execution is equivalent to the
> execution of:
> 
>    if boolean_expression then
>         System.Assertions.Raise_Assert_Failure([""|string_expression]);
>    end if;

I would have expected:

    if NOT boolean_expression then

since I would expect to say:

    pragma Assert(Expression_I_Expect_To_Be_True);

Larry Kilgallen