Here you can find the source of assertAssertionsEnabled()
public static void assertAssertionsEnabled()
//package com.java2s; /* Copyright (c) 2015 University of Massachusetts * /*from w w w . ja va2s. c o m*/ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of * the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under * the License. */ public class Main { public static void assertAssertionsEnabled() { boolean assertOn = false; // *assigns* true if assertions are on. assert assertOn = true; if (!assertOn) { throw new RuntimeException("Asserts not enabled; enable assertions using the '-ea' JVM option"); } } }