ASSERT vs EXPECT

[Piotr Gorak]

Regardless of whether I use ASSERT_THAT(...) or EXPECT_THAT(...), my
test is reported as failed when the condition is not met. According to
the documentation, only ASSERT is supposed to produce a fatal failure.
Can anyone explain this behaviour?

Piotr

[Dean Sturtevant]

My understanding is that both ASSERT & EXPECT will cause test failures
if the conditions are not met. The difference is that ASSERT stops the
test in its tracks, EXPECT allows it to continue.
- Dean

[Piotr Gorak]

Thanks a lot, this explains the whole thing!

Piotr