Expected {} to equal {}
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Description
> expect(Object.create(null)).toEqual({})
Error: Expected {} to equal {}
They are different, because of prototype, but the output is weird.
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Start by reproducing the JavaScript example from the issue and trace the assertion failure-message formatting for Object.create(null) versus {}. Done means the reported comparison produces output that clearly communicates why the values differ.
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- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- testing
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
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