org.junit
Annotation Type Before

@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
@Target(value=METHOD)
public @interface Before

When writing tests, it is common to find that several tests need similar objects created before they can run. Annotating a public void method with @Before causes that method to be run before the Test method. The @Before methods of superclasses will be run before those of the current class.

Here is a simple example: public class Example {
List empty;
@Before public static void initialize() {
empty= new ArrayList();
}
@Test public void size() {
...
}
@Test public void remove() {
...
}
}


See Also:

BeforeClass, After