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JavaScript API

jslib

k6-testing

Non-Retrying Assertions

toBeLessThan()

Open source

toBeLessThan()

The toBeLessThan() method asserts that a numeric value is less than another value.

Syntax

expect(actual).toBeLessThan(expected);
expect(actual).not.toBeLessThan(expected);

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
expected	number	The value to compare against

Returns

Type	Description
void	No return value

Description

The toBeLessThan() method performs a numeric comparison using the < operator. Both values must be numbers, or the assertion will fail.

Usage

import { expect } from 'https://jslib.k6.io/k6-testing/0.6.1/index.js';

export default function () {
  expect(3).toBeLessThan(5);
  expect(10).toBeLessThan(10.5);
  expect(-5).toBeLessThan(-1);
  expect(-1).toBeLessThan(0);
  expect(0).toBeLessThan(1);
}