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---
layout: default
title: rejects
description: Test if the provided promise rejects, and optionally compare the rejection value.
categories:
- assert
---

## `rejects( promise, expected [, message ] )`

Test if the provided promise rejects, and optionally compare the rejection value.

| name | description |
|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
| `promise` (thenable) | promise to test for rejection |
| `expected` | Expected rejection value (generally an error) |
| `message` (string) | A short description of the assertion |


### Description

When testing code that is expected to return a rejected promise based on a
specific set of circumstances, use `assert.rejects()` for testing and
comparison.

The `expected` argument can be an Error Object (instance), an Error Function
(constructor), a RegExp that matches (or partially matches) the String
representation, or a callback Function that must return `true` to pass the
assertion check.

### Example

Assert the correct error message is received for a custom error object.

```js
QUnit.test( "rejects", function( assert ) {

function CustomError( message ) {
this.message = message;
}

CustomError.prototype.toString = function() {
return this.message;
};

assert.rejects(
Promise.reject("error"),
"rejects with just a message, not using the 'expected' argument"
);

assert.rejects(
Promise.reject(new CustomError("some error description")),
/description/,
"raised error message contains 'description'"
);

assert.rejects(
Promise.reject(new CustomError()),
CustomError,
"raised error is an instance of CustomError"
);

assert.rejects(
Promise.reject(new CustomError("some error description")),
new CustomError("some error description"),
"raised error instance matches the CustomError instance"
);

assert.rejects(
Promise.reject(throw new CustomError("some error description")),
function( err ) {
return err.toString() === "some error description";
},
"raised error instance satisfies the callback function"
);
});
```

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