TIOBE - Java Coding Standard

Rule: JUnit7

This rule is Obsolete
Synopsis:	Use assertEquals(x, y) instead of assertTrue(x.equals(y))
Language:	Java
Severity Level:	4
Category:	JUnit

Description:

This rule detects JUnit assertions in object equality. These assertions should be made by more specific methods, like assertEquals.

public class FooTest extends TestCase {
 void testCode() {
  Object a, b;
  assertTrue(a.equals(b)); // bad usage
  assertEquals(?a should equals b?, a, b); // good usage
 }
}