code: public static void assertEquals(String message, Object expected, Object actual) {
  		verifyEquals(expected, actual, message);
  	}
docs: Asserts that two objects are equal. If they are not, an
  {@link AssertionError} is thrown with the given message. If
  <code>expected</code> and <code>actual</code> are <code>null</code>, they
  are considered equal.
  
  @param message  the identifying message for the {@link AssertionError} (
  <code>null</code> okay)
  @param expected expected value
  @param actual   actual value