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title: testing.assertEqualValues() function
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  `testing.assertEqualValues()` tests whether two values are equal.
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`testing.assertEqualValues()` tests whether two values are equal.



##### Function type signature

```js
(got: A, want: A) => stream[{v: A, _diff: string}]
```

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## Parameters

### got
({{< req >}})
Value to test.



### want
({{< req >}})
Expected value to test against.




## Examples

### Test if two values are equal

```js
import "testing"

testing.assertEqualValues(got: 5, want: 12)

```

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#### Input data

| _diff  | v  |
| ------ | -- |
| -      | 12 |
| +      | 5  |

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