probleme with assert statement

Hi everybody

I just want to test "assert" statement with a programm like this:
public static void main(String[] args)
{
System.out.println("start");
assert 1 + 1 == 5;
System.out.println("end");
}
and the result is:
start
end

Why?
I'm using eclipse 3.5.
Is existing a mean to disable assertions in eclipe?

Thanks a lot. Pierre

hi welcome to forum
Next time please put your code in code tags :)

Code:

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public static void main(String[] args)
{
System.out.println("start");
assert 1 + 1 == 5;
System.out.println("end");
}

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the program prints that because you put start and end in printf statements i dont get your question

Assertions are disabled by default (see Java assertions for details).

In Eclipse, you can enable assertions by using the "-ea" flag. Go to the run arguments and add "-ea" (no quotes) to the VM Arguments. You can do this on a global scope (all projects), for a single project, or even for a single run configuration.

tank you CodesAway.
:)