Remove Assert.AreEqual/AreNotEqual overloads with object object

Author: Evangelink

src/TestFramework/TestFramework/Assertions/Assert.AreEqual.cs

@@ -217,152 +217,6 @@ public static void AreNotEqual<T>(T? notExpected, T? actual, string? message, pa
         }
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Tests whether the specified objects are equal and throws an exception
-    /// if the two objects are not equal. Different numeric types are treated
-    /// as unequal even if the logical values are equal. 42L is not equal to 42.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="expected">
-    /// The first object to compare. This is the object the tests expects.
-    /// </param>
-    /// <param name="actual">
-    /// The second object to compare. This is the object produced by the code under test.
-    /// </param>
-    /// <exception cref="AssertFailedException">
-    /// Thrown if <paramref name="expected"/> is not equal to
-    /// <paramref name="actual"/>.
-    /// </exception>
-    public static void AreEqual(object? expected, object? actual)
-    {
-        AreEqual(expected, actual, string.Empty, null);
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Tests whether the specified objects are equal and throws an exception
-    /// if the two objects are not equal. Different numeric types are treated
-    /// as unequal even if the logical values are equal. 42L is not equal to 42.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="expected">
-    /// The first object to compare. This is the object the tests expects.
-    /// </param>
-    /// <param name="actual">
-    /// The second object to compare. This is the object produced by the code under test.
-    /// </param>
-    /// <param name="message">
-    /// The message to include in the exception when <paramref name="actual"/>
-    /// is not equal to <paramref name="expected"/>. The message is shown in
-    /// test results.
-    /// </param>
-    /// <exception cref="AssertFailedException">
-    /// Thrown if <paramref name="expected"/> is not equal to
-    /// <paramref name="actual"/>.
-    /// </exception>
-    public static void AreEqual(object? expected, object? actual, string? message)
-    {
-        AreEqual(expected, actual, message, null);
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Tests whether the specified objects are equal and throws an exception
-    /// if the two objects are not equal. Different numeric types are treated
-    /// as unequal even if the logical values are equal. 42L is not equal to 42.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="expected">
-    /// The first object to compare. This is the object the tests expects.
-    /// </param>
-    /// <param name="actual">
-    /// The second object to compare. This is the object produced by the code under test.
-    /// </param>
-    /// <param name="message">
-    /// The message to include in the exception when <paramref name="actual"/>
-    /// is not equal to <paramref name="expected"/>. The message is shown in
-    /// test results.
-    /// </param>
-    /// <param name="parameters">
-    /// An array of parameters to use when formatting <paramref name="message"/>.
-    /// </param>
-    /// <exception cref="AssertFailedException">
-    /// Thrown if <paramref name="expected"/> is not equal to
-    /// <paramref name="actual"/>.
-    /// </exception>
-    public static void AreEqual(object? expected, object? actual, string? message, params object?[]? parameters)
-    {
-        AreEqual<object>(expected, actual, message, parameters);
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Tests whether the specified objects are unequal and throws an exception
-    /// if the two objects are equal. Different numeric types are treated
-    /// as unequal even if the logical values are equal. 42L is not equal to 42.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="notExpected">
-    /// The first object to compare. This is the value the test expects not
-    /// to match <paramref name="actual"/>.
-    /// </param>
-    /// <param name="actual">
-    /// The second object to compare. This is the object produced by the code under test.
-    /// </param>
-    /// <exception cref="AssertFailedException">
-    /// Thrown if <paramref name="notExpected"/> is equal to <paramref name="actual"/>.
-    /// </exception>
-    public static void AreNotEqual(object? notExpected, object? actual)
-    {
-        AreNotEqual(notExpected, actual, string.Empty, null);
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Tests whether the specified objects are unequal and throws an exception
-    /// if the two objects are equal. Different numeric types are treated
-    /// as unequal even if the logical values are equal. 42L is not equal to 42.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="notExpected">
-    /// The first object to compare. This is the value the test expects not
-    /// to match <paramref name="actual"/>.
-    /// </param>
-    /// <param name="actual">
-    /// The second object to compare. This is the object produced by the code under test.
-    /// </param>
-    /// <param name="message">
-    /// The message to include in the exception when <paramref name="actual"/>
-    /// is equal to <paramref name="notExpected"/>. The message is shown in
-    /// test results.
-    /// </param>
-    /// <exception cref="AssertFailedException">
-    /// Thrown if <paramref name="notExpected"/> is equal to <paramref name="actual"/>.
-    /// </exception>
-    public static void AreNotEqual(object? notExpected, object? actual, string? message)
-    {
-        AreNotEqual(notExpected, actual, message, null);
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Tests whether the specified objects are unequal and throws an exception
-    /// if the two objects are equal. Different numeric types are treated
-    /// as unequal even if the logical values are equal. 42L is not equal to 42.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="notExpected">
-    /// The first object to compare. This is the value the test expects not
-    /// to match <paramref name="actual"/>.
-    /// </param>
-    /// <param name="actual">
-    /// The second object to compare. This is the object produced by the code under test.
-    /// </param>
-    /// <param name="message">
-    /// The message to include in the exception when <paramref name="actual"/>
-    /// is equal to <paramref name="notExpected"/>. The message is shown in
-    /// test results.
-    /// </param>
-    /// <param name="parameters">
-    /// An array of parameters to use when formatting <paramref name="message"/>.
-    /// </param>
-    /// <exception cref="AssertFailedException">
-    /// Thrown if <paramref name="notExpected"/> is equal to <paramref name="actual"/>.
-    /// </exception>
-    public static void AreNotEqual(object? notExpected, object? actual, string? message, params object?[]? parameters)
-    {
-        AreNotEqual<object>(notExpected, actual, message, parameters);
-    }
-
     /// <summary>
     /// Tests whether the specified floats are equal and throws an exception
     /// if they are not equal.