hpux man page for assert

assert(3X)																assert(3X)

NAME
       assert() - verify program assertion

SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
       This macro is useful for putting diagnostics into programs.  When it is executed, if expression is false (zero), prints:

       on  the	standard  error output and aborts.  In the error message, xyz is the name of the source file and nnn the source line number of the
       statement.

       Compiling with the preprocessor option (see cpp(1)), or with the preprocessor control statement ahead of the  statement,  stops	assertions
       from being compiled into the program.

WARNINGS
       The expression argument used by in compatibility mode cannot contain string literals or double quotes without escapes.

SEE ALSO
       cpp(1), abort(3C), thread_safety(5).

STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
																	assert(3X)