---
title: XCTAssertNotEqualObjects
framework: xctest
role: symbol
role_heading: Macro
path: xctest/xctassertnotequalobjects
---

# XCTAssertNotEqualObjects

Asserts that two objects aren’t equal.

## Declaration

```occ
#define XCTAssertNotEqualObjects(expression1, expression2, ...)
```

## Parameters

- `expression1`: An expression of id type.
- `expression2`: A second expression of id type.
- `…`: An optional description of a failure. A literal doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Foundation/NSString, optionally with string format specifiers.

## Discussion

Discussion Generates a failure when expression1 is equal to expression2.

## See Also

### Related Documentation

- [XCTAssertNotIdentical](xctest/xctassertnotidentical.md)

### Tests for Equality and Inequality

- [XCTAssertEqual](xctest/xctassertequal.md)
- [XCTAssertEqualObjects](xctest/xctassertequalobjects.md)
- [XCTAssertNotEqual](xctest/xctassertnotequal.md)