001 /*
002 * Created on Sep 22, 2010
003 *
004 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
005 * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
006 *
007 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
008 *
009 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on
010 * an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
011 * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
012 *
013 * Copyright @2010-2011 the original author or authors.
014 */
015 package org.fest.assertions.error;
016
017 /**
018 * Creates an error message indicating that an assertion that verifies a group of elements is empty failed. A group of
019 * elements can be a collection, an array or a {@code String}.
020 *
021 * @author Alex Ruiz
022 */
023 public class ShouldBeEmpty extends BasicErrorMessageFactory {
024
025 /**
026 * Creates a new <code>{@link ShouldBeEmpty}</code>.
027 * @param actual the actual value in the failed assertion.
028 * @return the created {@code ErrorMessageFactory}.
029 */
030 public static ErrorMessageFactory shouldBeEmpty(Object actual) {
031 return new ShouldBeEmpty(actual);
032 }
033
034 private ShouldBeEmpty(Object actual) {
035 super("expecting empty but was:<%s>", actual);
036 }
037 }