specs2-matcher/org.specs2.matcher/Expectable

Expectable

case class Expectable[+T]

The Expectable class models anything which can be checked by applying a Matcher

It stores a value which is only evaluated when necessary and an optional additional description for that value.

The Expectable object is responsible for creating its own description, based on the value toString method and and an additional description.

Companion:
object
trait Serializable
trait Product
trait Equals
class Object
trait Matchable
class Any

Value members

Concrete methods

def applyMatcher[S >: T](m: => Matcher[S]): Result

apply a matcher on the value and return a Result

apply a matcher on the value and return a Result

def describe(v: Any): String
Returns:

a description of any value with the custom description

def description: String
Returns:

a description of the value provided by the user a combination of the value show by specs2 and an optional description

def evaluate: Expectable[T]

evaluate the value and return the same expectable

evaluate the value and return the same expectable

def evaluateOnce: Expectable[T]

evaluate the value once and return an expectable with the same expression, ready to be evaluated again

evaluate the value once and return an expectable with the same expression, ready to be evaluated again

def map[S](f: T => S): Expectable[S]

apply a function to the expectable value

apply a function to the expectable value

def map[S](other: S): Expectable[S]

change the expectable value

change the expectable value

def mapDescription(d: Option[String => String]): Expectable[T]

apply a function to the description function

apply a function to the description function

def mapDescription(d: String => String): Expectable[T]
def mapDescription(d: String): Expectable[T]
def updateDescription(d: String => String): Expectable[T]

update the description with another description

update the description with another description

def valueDefinition: T

definition of the value, possibly evaluating to different results each time it is invoked

definition of the value, possibly evaluating to different results each time it is invoked

Inherited methods

def productElementNames: Iterator[String]
Inherited from:
Product
def productIterator: Iterator[Any]
Inherited from:
Product

Concrete fields

lazy val value: T

the value is only evaluated if necessary

the value is only evaluated if necessary