# Checks

Summary:[Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/intent/Checks#pubmethods)\|[Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/intent/Checks#inhmethods)\|[\[Expand All\]](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/intent/Checks#)  

# Checks

| This package is part of the Android[support library](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library)which is no longer maintained. The support library has been superseded by[AndroidX](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx)which is part of[Jetpack](https://developer.android.com/jetpack). We recommend using the AndroidX libraries in all new projects. You should also consider[migrating](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/migrate)existing projects to AndroidX. To find the AndroidX class that maps to this deprecated class, see the AndroidX support library[class mappings](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/migrate/class-mappings).

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public

final

class
Checks
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extends `[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html)`


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| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html) ||
| ↳ | android.support.test.espresso.intent.Checks |

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Substitute for Guava Preconditions to avoid guava as a dep.

## Summary

|                                                                                                                                                                                              ### Public methods                                                                                                                                                                                              ||
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| ` static void`  | ` `[checkArgument](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/intent/Checks#checkArgument(boolean, java.lang.Object))`(boolean expression, `[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html)` errorMessage) `                                                                                                                             |
| ` static void`  | ` `[checkArgument](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/intent/Checks#checkArgument(boolean))`(boolean expression) `                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ` static void`  | ` `[checkArgument](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/intent/Checks#checkArgument(boolean, java.lang.String, java.lang.Object...))`(boolean expression, `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html)` errorMessageTemplate, `[Object...](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html)` errorMessageArgs) ` |
| ` static <T> T` | ` `[checkNotNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/intent/Checks#checkNotNull(T, java.lang.Object))`(T reference, `[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html)` errorMessage) `                                                                                                                                            |
| ` static <T> T` | ` `[checkNotNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/intent/Checks#checkNotNull(T))`(T reference) `                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| ` static <T> T` | ` `[checkNotNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/intent/Checks#checkNotNull(T, java.lang.String, java.lang.Object...))`(T reference, `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html)` errorMessageTemplate, `[Object...](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html)` errorMessageArgs) `                |
| ` static void`  | ` `[checkState](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/intent/Checks#checkState(boolean, java.lang.Object))`(boolean expression, `[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html)` errorMessage) `                                                                                                                                   |
| ` static void`  | ` `[checkState](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/intent/Checks#checkState(boolean, java.lang.String, java.lang.Object...))`(boolean expression, `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html)` errorMessageTemplate, `[Object...](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html)` errorMessageArgs) `       |

| ### Inherited methods |
|-----------------------|---|
| [![](https://developer.android.com/static/assets/images/styles/disclosure_down.png)](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/intent/Checks#)From class` `[java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html)` ` |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` `[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html)          | ` clone() `                                                                                | | ` boolean`                                                                          | ` equals(`[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html)` arg0) ` | | ` void`                                                                             | ` finalize() `                                                                             | | ` final `[Class](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class.html)`<?>` | ` getClass() `                                                                             | | ` int`                                                                              | ` hashCode() `                                                                             | | ` final void`                                                                       | ` notify() `                                                                               | | ` final void`                                                                       | ` notifyAll() `                                                                            | | ` `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html)          | ` toString() `                                                                             | | ` final void`                                                                       | ` wait(long arg0, int arg1) `                                                              | | ` final void`                                                                       | ` wait(long arg0) `                                                                        | | ` final void`                                                                       | ` wait() `                                                                                 | ||

## Public methods

### checkArgument

```
void checkArgument (boolean expression, 
                Object errorMessage)
```

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|            Parameters            ||
|----------------|------------------|
| `expression`   | `boolean` <br /> |
| `errorMessage` | `Object` <br />  |

### checkArgument

```
void checkArgument (boolean expression)
```

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|           Parameters           ||
|--------------|------------------|
| `expression` | `boolean` <br /> |

### checkArgument

```
void checkArgument (boolean expression, 
                String errorMessageTemplate, 
                Object... errorMessageArgs)
```

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|                Parameters                ||
|------------------------|------------------|
| `expression`           | `boolean` <br /> |
| `errorMessageTemplate` | `String` <br />  |
| `errorMessageArgs`     | `Object` <br />  |

### checkNotNull

```
T checkNotNull (T reference, 
                Object errorMessage)
```

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|           Parameters            ||
|----------------|-----------------|
| `reference`    | `T` <br />      |
| `errorMessage` | `Object` <br /> |

|   Returns   ||
|-----|--------|
| `T` | <br /> |

### checkNotNull

```
T checkNotNull (T reference)
```

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|       Parameters        ||
|-------------|------------|
| `reference` | `T` <br /> |

|   Returns   ||
|-----|--------|
| `T` | <br /> |

### checkNotNull

```
T checkNotNull (T reference, 
                String errorMessageTemplate, 
                Object... errorMessageArgs)
```

<br />

<br />

|               Parameters                ||
|------------------------|-----------------|
| `reference`            | `T` <br />      |
| `errorMessageTemplate` | `String` <br /> |
| `errorMessageArgs`     | `Object` <br /> |

|   Returns   ||
|-----|--------|
| `T` | <br /> |

### checkState

```
void checkState (boolean expression, 
                Object errorMessage)
```

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|            Parameters            ||
|----------------|------------------|
| `expression`   | `boolean` <br /> |
| `errorMessage` | `Object` <br />  |

### checkState

```
void checkState (boolean expression, 
                String errorMessageTemplate, 
                Object... errorMessageArgs)
```

<br />

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|                Parameters                ||
|------------------------|------------------|
| `expression`           | `boolean` <br /> |
| `errorMessageTemplate` | `String` <br />  |
| `errorMessageArgs`     | `Object` <br />  |

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  ## Interfaces

  - [ActivityResultFunction](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/intent/ActivityResultFunction)
  - [ResettingStubber](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/intent/ResettingStubber)
  - [ResolvedIntent](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/intent/ResolvedIntent)
  - [VerifiableIntent](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/intent/VerifiableIntent)
  - [VerificationMode](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/intent/VerificationMode)
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  ## Classes

  - [Checks](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/intent/Checks)
  - [Intents](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/intent/Intents)
  - [OngoingStubbing](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/intent/OngoingStubbing)
  - [ResettingStubberImpl](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/intent/ResettingStubberImpl)
  - [VerificationModes](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/intent/VerificationModes)