# TestFailure

@Incubating
interface TestFailure : Failure(source)

Describes a test failure, that can either be a test assertion failure or a test framework failure.

#### Since

7.6

#### Inheritors

TestAssertionFailure
TestFrameworkFailure

## Functions

getCauses
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abstract fun getCauses(): List<out Failure>
Returns the underlying causes for this failure, if any.
getClassName
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abstract fun getClassName(): String
The fully-qualified name of the underlying exception type.
getDescription
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@Nullable
abstract fun getDescription(): @Nullable String
Returns a long description of the failure.
getMessage
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@Nullable
abstract fun getMessage(): @Nullable String
Returns a short message (typically one line) for the failure.
getProblems
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@Incubating
abstract fun getProblems(): List<Problem>
Returns the problems associated with this failure.
getStacktrace
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abstract fun getStacktrace(): String
The stringified version of the stacktrace created from the underlying exception.