I am getting an error on one of the system assertEquals in my test class, however when I check the debug log the assert appears to have passed. I've included the code snippets from my controller class, test class, and the debug log.

Test Class Lines:

String testDebugSoqll = crc.debugSoqll;
System.assertEquals('select firstname, lastname, employer__c, state, owner.name from lead where isconverted = false order by lastname asc limit 20', testDebugSoqll);

Controller Lines:

//some other code here

public String sortDirl {
get { if (sortDirl == null) { sortDirl = 'asc'; } return sortDirl; }
set;
}

// the current lead field to sort by - defaults to last name
public String sortFieldl {
get { if (sortFieldl == null) { sortFieldl = 'lastName'; } return sortFieldl; }
set;
}

public String debugSoqll {

get { return soqll + ' order by ' + sortFieldl + ' ' + sortDirl + ' limit 20'; }
set;
}

public CrossReferenceController() {
soqll = 'select firstname, lastname, employer__c, state, owner.name from lead where isconverted = false';

//code continues

Debug Log Exception Details:

12:19:19.444 (6444732000)|EXCEPTION_THROWN|[56]|System.AssertException: Assertion Failed:

Expected: select firstname, lastname, employer__c, state, owner.name from lead where isconverted = false order by lastname asc limit 20,
Actual: select firstname, lastname, employer__c, state, owner.name from lead where isconverted = false order by lastName asc limit 20

I would greatly appreciate any help. I cannot figure out why the assertion is failing since from what I see, they seem to be exactly the same. Let me know if you need me to post the entire controller class, test class, and visualforce page.

Thank you!

Sam