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shouldBeBefore

infix fun LocalDateTime.shouldBeBefore(date: LocalDateTime): Unit

Asserts that this is before date

Verifies that this is before date, comparing every field in the LocalDateTime. For example, 09/02/1998 00:00:00 is before 09/02/1998 00:00:01, and this assertion should pass for this comparison.

Opposite of LocalDateTime.shouldNotBeBefore

    val firstDate = LocalDateTime.of(1998, 2, 9, 0, 0, 0)
    val secondDate = LocalDateTime.of(1998, 2, 9, 0, 0, 1)

    firstDate shouldBeBefore secondDate    // Assertion passes


    val firstDate = LocalDateTime.of(1998, 2, 9, 0, 0, 1)
    val secondDate = LocalDateTime.of(1998, 2, 9, 0, 0, 0)

    firstDate shouldBeBefore secondDate     // Assertion fails, firstDate is one second after secondDate

See Also

LocalDateTime.shouldNotBeAfter