Be_true and be_false

Testing RSpec
1

Hi all,

The be_true and be_false matchers pass if the actual object is the
singleton
instance of true or false respectively. e.g.

true.should be_true # passes
1.should be_true # fails
“true”.should be_true #fails

false.should be_false # passes
nil.should be_false # fails

Lighthouse - Beautifully Simple Issue Tracking suggests that
be_true should pass for anything that Ruby would evaluate as true (i.e.
anything but false or nil) and be_false would pass for anything that
Ruby
would evaluate as false (i.e. false or nil).

Please comment in that ticket if you have an opinion about this.

Cheers,
David

2

On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 1:04 PM, David C.
[email protected]wrote:

Hi all,

The be_true and be_false matchers pass if the actual object is the
singleton instance of true or false respectively. e.g.

true.should be_true # passes
1.should be_true # fails

Actually, “1.should be_true” passes, but based on the current spec it
shouldn’t :slight_smile: