deepEqual.md

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deepEqual( actual, expected [, message ] )

A deep recursive comparison, working on primitive types, arrays, objects, regular expressions, dates and functions.

name	description
actual	Expression being tested
expected	Known comparison value
message (string)	A short description of the assertion

Description

The deepEqual() assertion can be used just like equal() when comparing the value of objects, such that { key: value } is equal to { key: value }. For non-scalar values, identity will be disregarded by deepEqual.

notDeepEqual() can be used to explicitly test deep, strict inequality.

Examples

Compare the value of two objects.

QUnit.test( "deepEqual test", function( assert ) {
  var obj = { foo: "bar" };

  assert.deepEqual( obj, { foo: "bar" }, "Two objects can be the same in value" );
});