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A Runtime Assertion Checker for the Java Modeling Language (JML) by Yoonsik Cheon and Gary T. Leavens Abstract Debugging is made difficult by the need to precisely describe what each piece of the software is supposed to do, and to write code to defend modules against the errors of other modules; if this is not done it is difficult to assign blame to a small part of the program when things go wrong. Similarly, unit testing also needs precise descriptions of behavior, and is made difficult by the need to write test oracles. However, debugging and testing consume a significant fraction of the cost of software development and maintenance efforts. Inadequate debugging and testing also contribute to quality problems. We describe a runtime assertion checker for the Java Modeling Language (JML) that helps in assigning blame during debugging and in automatic generation of test oracles. It represents a significant advance over the current state of the art, because it can deal with very abstract specifications which hide representation details, and other features such as quantifiers, and inheritance of specifications. Yet JML specifications have a syntax that is easily understood by programmers. Thus, JML's runtime assertion checker has the potential for decreasing the cost of debugging and testing. Keywords: runtime assertion checking, formal methods, formal interface specification, programming by contract, JML language, Java language 2000 CR Categories: D.2.1 [Software Engineering] Requirements/ Specifications --- languages, tools, JML; D.2.2 [Software Engineering] Design Tools and Techniques --- computer-aided software engineering (CASE); D.2.4 [Software Engineering] Software/Program Verification --- Assertion checkers, class invariants, formal methods, programming by contract, reliability, tools, validation, JML; D.2.5 [Software Engineering] Testing and Debugging --- Debugging aids, design, monitors, testing tools, theory; D.3.2 [Programming Languages] Language Classifications --- Object-oriented languages; F.3.1 [Logics and Meanings of Programs] Specifying and Verifying and Reasoning about Programs --- Assertions, invariants, pre- and post-conditions, specification techniques. Copyright (c) 2002 by Yoonsik Cheon and Gary T. Leavens.