What does the Java assert keyword do, and when should it be used?

Question

What are some real life examples to understand the key role of assertions?

Answer 1

Basically, "assert true" will pass and "assert false" will fail. Let's looks at how this will work:

public static void main(String[] args)
{
    String s1 = "Hello";
    assert checkInteger(s1);
}

private static boolean checkInteger(String s)
{
    try {
        Integer.parseInt(s);
        return true;
    }
    catch(Exception e)
    {
        return false;
    }
}