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function default.notEqual

Usage in Deno

```typescript import mod from "node:node__assert.d.ts"; ```
notEqual(
actual: unknown,
expected: unknown,
message?: string | Error,
): void
**Strict assertion mode** An alias of [notStrictEqual](../.././node__assert.d.ts/~/default.notStrictEqual). **Legacy assertion mode** > Stability: 3 - Legacy: Use [notStrictEqual](../.././node__assert.d.ts/~/default.notStrictEqual) instead. Tests shallow, coercive inequality with the [`!=` operator](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Inequality). `NaN` is specially handled and treated as being identical if both sides are `NaN`. ```js import assert from 'node:assert'; assert.notEqual(1, 2); // OK assert.notEqual(1, 1); // AssertionError: 1 != 1 assert.notEqual(1, '1'); // AssertionError: 1 != '1' ``` If the values are equal, an `AssertionError` is thrown with a `message` property set equal to the value of the `message` parameter. If the `message` parameter is undefined, a default error message is assigned. If the `message` parameter is an instance of an `Error` then it will be thrown instead of the `AssertionError`.

Parameters

actual: unknown
expected: unknown
optional
message: string | Error

Return Type

void