# equal

`import { equal } from "destack:assert";`

Assert that `actual` equals `expected`.

```ds title="equal"
export function equal<T>(actual: T, expected: T, message?: string | undefined): void
```

[language/library/src/assert/assert.ds:47:49](https://github.com/destack-sh/destack/blob/main/language/library/src/assert/assert.ds#L47-L49)