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<div><h1>TEST -- package item: register a test of the package</h1>
<div class="single"><h2>Synopsis</h2>
<ul><li><div class="list"><dl class="element"><dt class="heading">Usage: </dt><dd class="value"><div><tt>TEST s</tt></div>
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<li><div class="single">Inputs:<ul><li><span><tt>s</tt>, a string or list of strings containing Macaulay2 code</span></li>
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<li><div class="single">Consequences:<ul><li>Registers the string <tt>s</tt> as a test of the current package</li>
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<div class="single"><h2>Description</h2>
<div>This function should only occur in the documentation section of a package. Use <a href="_check.html" title="perform tests of a package">check</a> to run all of the tests associated to a package.<p/>
For an example, see <a href="_an_spexample_spof_spa_sppackage.html" title="">an example of a package</a></div>
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<div class="single"><h2>Caveat</h2>
<div>When creating tests, try to insure that they run relatively quickly.</div>
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<div class="single"><h2>See also</h2>
<ul><li><span><a href="_begin__Documentation.html" title="package item: start documentation section">beginDocumentation</a> -- package item: start documentation section</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_assert.html" title="assert something is true">assert</a> -- assert something is true</span></li>
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<div class="waystouse"><h2>Ways to use <tt>TEST</tt> :</h2>
<ul><li>TEST(List)</li>
<li>TEST(String)</li>
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