---
name: "Test2::Event::Fail"
section: "3p"
platform: "openbsd"
package: "man"
version: "8.0-current-20261101"
release: "OpenBSD 8.0-current (2026-11-01)"
platforms: ["openbsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Test2::Event::Fail"
---

# Test2::Event::Fail(3p)

Event for a simple failed assertion

## NAME

Test2::Event::Fail - Event for a simple failed assertion

## DESCRIPTION

This is an optimal representation of a failed assertion.

## SYNOPSIS

```
    use Test2::API qw/context/;
    sub fail {
        my ($name) = @_;
        my $ctx = context();
        $ctx->fail($name);
        $ctx->release;
    }
```

## SOURCE

The source code repository for Test2 can be found at \<https://github.com/Test-More/test-more/\>.

## MAINTAINERS

- Chad Granum \<exodist@cpan.org\>

  ## AUTHORS

- Chad Granum \<exodist@cpan.org\>

  ## COPYRIGHT

Copyright Chad Granum \<exodist@cpan.org\>.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

See \<https://dev.perl.org/licenses/\>