Junit test methods

Question

What are the most oftenly used test methods I should start with in order to get familiar with unit testing? There are just a lot of them, but I guess there are some like common or something.

I meant Junit methods like AssertTrue(), etc.

Answer 1

There are just a few patterns to learn, with multiple implementing methods for different types and an optional initial message argument.

• assertEquals()
• assertTrue() and assertFalse()
• assertNull() and assertNotNull()
• assertSame() and assertNotSame()
• fail()
• assertArrayEquals()
• assertThat()

At a minimum you'll need to learn all the patterns but the last -- these are all needed for different situations.