The Boost.Assert library provides several configurable diagnostic macros
+similar in behavior and purpose to the standard macro assert
from <cassert>
.
Assertion Macros, <boost/assert.hpp>
+BOOST_ASSERT
+The header <boost/assert.hpp>
defines the macro BOOST_ASSERT
,
+which is similar to the standard assert
macro defined in <cassert>
.
+The macro is intended to be used in both Boost libraries and user
+code.
-
+
-
+
By default,
+BOOST_ASSERT(expr)
expands toassert(expr)
.
+ -
+
If the macro
+BOOST_DISABLE_ASSERTS
is defined when<boost/assert.hpp>
+is included,BOOST_ASSERT(expr)
expands to((void)0)
, regardless of whether +the macroNDEBUG
is defined. This allows users to selectively disableBOOST_ASSERT
without +affecting the definition of the standardassert
.
+ -
+
If the macro
+BOOST_ENABLE_ASSERT_HANDLER
is defined when<boost/assert.hpp>
+is included,BOOST_ASSERT(expr)
expands to++++
+(BOOST_LIKELY(!!(expr))? ((void)0): + ::boost::assertion_failed(#expr, BOOST_CURRENT_FUNCTION, __FILE__, __LINE__))
++That is, it evaluates
+expr
and if it’s false, calls +::boost::assertion_failed(#expr, BOOST_CURRENT_FUNCTION, __FILE__, __LINE__)
. +This is true regardless of whetherNDEBUG
is defined.++
+boost::assertion_failed
is declared in<boost/assert.hpp>
as++++
+namespace boost +{ + void assertion_failed(char const * expr, char const * function, char const * file, long line); +}
++but it is never defined. The user is expected to supply an appropriate definition.
+
+ -
+
If the macro
+BOOST_ENABLE_ASSERT_DEBUG_HANDLER
is defined when<boost/assert.hpp>
+is included,BOOST_ASSERT(expr)
expands to((void)0)
whenNDEBUG
is +defined. Otherwise the behavior is as ifBOOST_ENABLE_ASSERT_HANDLER
has been defined.
+
As is the case with <cassert>
, <boost/assert.hpp>
+can be included multiple times in a single translation unit. BOOST_ASSERT
+will be redefined each time as specified above.
BOOST_ASSERT_MSG
+The macro BOOST_ASSERT_MSG
is similar to BOOST_ASSERT
, but it takes an additional argument,
+a character literal, supplying an error message.
-
+
-
+
By default,
+BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(expr,msg)
expands toassert((expr)&&(msg))
.
+ -
+
If the macro
+BOOST_DISABLE_ASSERTS
is defined when<boost/assert.hpp>
+is included,BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(expr,msg)
expands to((void)0)
, regardless of whether +the macroNDEBUG
is defined.
+ -
+
If the macro
+BOOST_ENABLE_ASSERT_HANDLER
is defined when<boost/assert.hpp>
+is included,BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(expr,msg)
expands to++++
+(BOOST_LIKELY(!!(expr))? ((void)0): + ::boost::assertion_failed_msg(#expr, msg, BOOST_CURRENT_FUNCTION, __FILE__, __LINE__))
++This is true regardless of whether
+NDEBUG
is defined.++
+boost::assertion_failed_msg
is declared in<boost/assert.hpp>
as++++
+namespace boost +{ + void assertion_failed_msg(char const * expr, char const * msg, char const * function, + char const * file, long line); +}
++but it is never defined. The user is expected to supply an appropriate definition.
+
+ -
+
If the macro
+BOOST_ENABLE_ASSERT_DEBUG_HANDLER
is defined when<boost/assert.hpp>
+is included,BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(expr)
expands to((void)0)
whenNDEBUG
is +defined. Otherwise the behavior is as ifBOOST_ENABLE_ASSERT_HANDLER
has been defined.
+
As is the case with <cassert>
, <boost/assert.hpp>
+can be included multiple times in a single translation unit. BOOST_ASSERT_MSG
+will be redefined each time as specified above.
BOOST_VERIFY
+The macro BOOST_VERIFY
has the same behavior as BOOST_ASSERT
, except that
+the expression that is passed to BOOST_VERIFY
is always
+evaluated. This is useful when the asserted expression has desirable side
+effects; it can also help suppress warnings about unused variables when the
+only use of the variable is inside an assertion.
-
+
-
+
If the macro
+BOOST_DISABLE_ASSERTS
is defined when<boost/assert.hpp>
+is included,BOOST_VERIFY(expr)
expands to((void)(expr))
.
+ -
+
If the macro
+BOOST_ENABLE_ASSERT_HANDLER
is defined when<boost/assert.hpp>
+is included,BOOST_VERIFY(expr)
expands toBOOST_ASSERT(expr)
.
+ -
+
Otherwise,
+BOOST_VERIFY(expr)
expands to((void)(expr))
whenNDEBUG
is +defined, toBOOST_ASSERT(expr)
when it’s not.
+
BOOST_VERIFY_MSG
+The macro BOOST_VERIFY_MSG
is similar to BOOST_VERIFY
, with an additional parameter, an error message.
-
+
-
+
If the macro
+BOOST_DISABLE_ASSERTS
is defined when<boost/assert.hpp>
+is included,BOOST_VERIFY_MSG(expr,msg)
expands to((void)(expr))
.
+ -
+
If the macro
+BOOST_ENABLE_ASSERT_HANDLER
is defined when<boost/assert.hpp>
+is included,BOOST_VERIFY_MSG(expr,msg)
expands toBOOST_ASSERT_MSG(expr,msg)
.
+ -
+
Otherwise,
+BOOST_VERIFY_MSG(expr,msg)
expands to((void)(expr))
whenNDEBUG
is +defined, toBOOST_ASSERT_MSG(expr,msg)
when it’s not.
+
BOOST_ASSERT_IS_VOID
+The macro BOOST_ASSERT_IS_VOID
is defined when BOOST_ASSERT
and BOOST_ASSERT_MSG
are expanded to ((void)0)
.
+Its purpose is to avoid compiling and potentially running code that is only intended to prepare data to be used in the assertion.
void MyContainer::erase(iterator i)
+{
+// Some sanity checks, data must be ordered
+#ifndef BOOST_ASSERT_IS_VOID
+
+ if(i != c.begin()) {
+ iterator prev = i;
+ --prev;
+ BOOST_ASSERT(*prev < *i);
+ }
+ else if(i != c.end()) {
+ iterator next = i;
+ ++next;
+ BOOST_ASSERT(*i < *next);
+ }
+
+#endif
+
+ this->erase_impl(i);
+}
+-
+
-
+
By default,
+BOOST_ASSERT_IS_VOID
is defined ifNDEBUG
is defined.
+ -
+
If the macro
+BOOST_DISABLE_ASSERTS
is defined,BOOST_ASSERT_IS_VOID
is always defined.
+ -
+
If the macro
+BOOST_ENABLE_ASSERT_HANDLER
is defined,BOOST_ASSERT_IS_VOID
is never defined.
+ -
+
If the macro
+BOOST_ENABLE_ASSERT_DEBUG_HANDLER
is defined, thenBOOST_ASSERT_IS_VOID
is defined whenNDEBUG
is defined.
+
Current Function Macro, <boost/current_function.hpp>
+BOOST_CURRENT_FUNCTION
+The header <boost/current_function.hpp>
defines a single macro, BOOST_CURRENT_FUNCTION
,
+similar to the C99 predefined identifier __func__
.
BOOST_CURRENT_FUNCTION
expands to a string literal containing
+the (fully qualified, if possible) name of the enclosing function. If there is
+no enclosing function, the behavior is unspecified.
Some compilers do not provide a way to obtain the name of the current enclosing
+function. On such compilers, or when the macro BOOST_DISABLE_CURRENT_FUNCTION
+is defined, BOOST_CURRENT_FUNCTION
expands to "(unknown)"
.
BOOST_DISABLE_CURRENT_FUNCTION
addresses a use case in which the programmer
+wishes to eliminate the string literals produced by BOOST_CURRENT_FUNCTION
from
+the final executable for security reasons.
Appendix A: Copyright and License
+-
+
-
+
Copyright 2002, 2007, 2014, 2017 Peter Dimov
+
+ -
+
Copyright 2011 Beman Dawes
+
+ -
+
Copyright 2015 Ion Gaztanaga
+
+
Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+