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# JSON_ASSERT
```cpp
#define JSON_ASSERT(x) /* value */
```
This macro controls which code is executed for [runtime assertions](../../features/assertions.md) of the library.
## Parameters
`x` (in)
: expression of scalar type
## Default definition
The default value is [`#!cpp assert(x)`](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/error/assert).
```cpp
#define JSON_ASSERT(x) assert(x)
```
Therefore, assertions can be switched off by defining `NDEBUG`.
## Notes
- The library uses numerous assertions to guarantee invariants and to abort in case of otherwise undefined behavior
(e.g., when calling [operator[]](../basic_json/operator%5B%5D.md) with a missing object key on a `const` object). See
page [runtime assertions](../../features/assertions.md) for more information.
- Defining the macro to code that does not call `std::abort` may leave the library in an undefined state.
- The macro is undefined outside the library.
## Examples
??? example "Example 1: default behavior"
The following code will trigger an assertion at runtime:
```cpp
#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
using json = nlohmann::json;
int main()
{
const json j = {{"key", "value"}};
auto v = j["missing"];
}
```
Output:
```
Assertion failed: (m_value.object->find(key) != m_value.object->end()), function operator[], file json.hpp, line 2144.
```
??? example "Example 2: user-defined behavior"
The assertion reporting can be changed by defining `JSON_ASSERT(x)` differently.
```cpp
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstdlib>
#define JSON_ASSERT(x) if(!(x)){fprintf(stderr, "assertion error in %s\n", __FUNCTION__); std::abort();}
#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
using json = nlohmann::json;
int main()
{
const json j = {{"key", "value"}};
auto v = j["missing"];
}
```
Output:
```
assertion error in operator[]
```
## Version history
- Added in version 3.9.0.