public class AssertTest { static int x = 9; public static void main(String [] args) { int i = 10; if (i % 3 == 0) { i = i + 9; } else if (i % 3 == 1) { i = i + 8; } else { assert i % 3 == 2 : "result of "+i+" % 3 != 2???"; i = i + 7; } } }