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assert.partialDeepStrictEqual(actual, expected, message?): void
Attributes
actual:any
expected:any
message:string | Error | Function

Tests for partial deep equality between the actual and expected parameters. "Deep" equality means that the enumerable "own" properties of child objects are recursively evaluated also by the following rules. "Partial" equality means that only properties that exist on the expected parameter are going to be compared.

This method always passes the same test cases as assert.deepStrictEqual(), behaving as a super set of it.

  • Primitive values are compared using Object.is().
  • Type tags of objects should be the same.
  • [[Prototype]] of objects are not compared.
  • Only enumerable "own" properties are considered.
  • Error names, messages, causes, and errors are always compared, even if these are not enumerable properties. errors is also compared.
  • Enumerable own Symbol properties are compared as well.
  • Object wrappers are compared both as objects and unwrapped values.
  • Object properties are compared unordered.
  • Map keys and Set items are compared unordered.
  • Recursion stops when both sides differ or both sides encounter a circular reference.
  • WeakMap, WeakSet and Promise instances are not compared structurally. They are only equal if they reference the same object. Any comparison between different WeakMap, WeakSet, or Promise instances will result in inequality, even if they contain the same content.
  • RegExp lastIndex, flags, and source are always compared, even if these are not enumerable properties.
  • Holes in sparse arrays are ignored.
import assert from 'node:assert';

assert.partialDeepStrictEqual(
  { a: { b: { c: 1 } } },
  { a: { b: { c: 1 } } },
);
// OK

assert.partialDeepStrictEqual(
  { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3 },
  { b: 2 },
);
// OK

assert.partialDeepStrictEqual(
  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9],
  [4, 5, 8],
);
// OK

assert.partialDeepStrictEqual(
  new Set([{ a: 1 }, { b: 1 }]),
  new Set([{ a: 1 }]),
);
// OK

assert.partialDeepStrictEqual(
  new Map([['key1', 'value1'], ['key2', 'value2']]),
  new Map([['key2', 'value2']]),
);
// OK

assert.partialDeepStrictEqual(123n, 123n);
// OK

assert.partialDeepStrictEqual(
  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9],
  [5, 4, 8],
);
// AssertionError

assert.partialDeepStrictEqual(
  { a: 1 },
  { a: 1, b: 2 },
);
// AssertionError

assert.partialDeepStrictEqual(
  { a: { b: 2 } },
  { a: { b: '2' } },
);
// AssertionError
JavaScript
const assert = require('node:assert');

assert.partialDeepStrictEqual(
  { a: { b: { c: 1 } } },
  { a: { b: { c: 1 } } },
);
// OK

assert.partialDeepStrictEqual(
  { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3 },
  { b: 2 },
);
// OK

assert.partialDeepStrictEqual(
  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9],
  [4, 5, 8],
);
// OK

assert.partialDeepStrictEqual(
  new Set([{ a: 1 }, { b: 1 }]),
  new Set([{ a: 1 }]),
);
// OK

assert.partialDeepStrictEqual(
  new Map([['key1', 'value1'], ['key2', 'value2']]),
  new Map([['key2', 'value2']]),
);
// OK

assert.partialDeepStrictEqual(123n, 123n);
// OK

assert.partialDeepStrictEqual(
  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9],
  [5, 4, 8],
);
// AssertionError

assert.partialDeepStrictEqual(
  { a: 1 },
  { a: 1, b: 2 },
);
// AssertionError

assert.partialDeepStrictEqual(
  { a: { b: 2 } },
  { a: { b: '2' } },
);
// AssertionError
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