freeCodeCamp/guide/english/certifications/information-security-and-quality-assurance/quality-assurance-and-testing-with-chai/learn-how-javascript-assertions-work/index.md

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title: Learn How JavaScript Assertions Work
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# Learn How JavaScript Assertions Work

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## Problem Explanation
To begin, locate the file "tests/1_unit_tests.js".

This file contains multiple suites of tests for the project, and this first challenge requires you to make the tests in ` /** 1 */` to pass.


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## Hints

### Hint 1

The two lines in the test should be changed from `assert.fail()` to either `assert.isNull()` or `assert.isNotNull()`.


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## Solutions

<details><summary>Solution 1 (Click to Show/Hide)</summary>

```js
/** 1 - Use assert.isNull() or assert.isNotNull() to make the tests pass. **/
test('#isNull, #isNotNull', function() {
  assert.isNull(
    null,
    'this is an optional error description - e.g. null is null'
  );
  assert.isNotNull(1, '1 is not null');
});
```
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