Lesson: 04 | Testing Triggers when there is an exception

Apex Class

trigger PreventAccountDeletionTrigger on Account (before delete) {
    
    for (Account acc : Trigger.old) {
        if (acc.Active__c == 'Yes') {
            acc.addError('Cannot delete an active account.');
        }
    }
    
}

Apex Test Class

@isTest
public class PreventAccountDeletionTriggerTest {
    
    @testSetup static void setupTestData() {
        List<Account> accounts = new List<Account>();
        accounts.add(new Account(Name='Test Account 1', Active__c='No'));
        accounts.add(new Account(Name='Test Account 2', Active__c='Yes'));
        accounts.add(new Account(Name='Test Account 3', Active__c='No'));
        insert accounts;
    }
    
    @isTest static void testActiveAccountDeletion() {
        Test.startTest();
        
        List<Account> accountsToDelete = [SELECT Id FROM Account WHERE Name = 'Test Account 2'];
        try {
            delete accountsToDelete;
            System.assert(false, 'Active account should not have been deleted.');
        } catch (DmlException e) {
            System.assert(e.getMessage().contains('Cannot delete an active account.'), 'Error message not displayed correctly.');
        }
        
        Test.stopTest();
    }
    
    @isTest static void testInactiveAccountDeletion() {
        Test.startTest();
        
        List<Account> accountsToDelete = [SELECT Id FROM Account WHERE Name = 'Test Account 1' OR Name = 'Test Account 3'];
        delete accountsToDelete;
        
        Test.stopTest();
    }
}

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