org.testng.annotations

Annotation Type Factory

@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value={METHOD,CONSTRUCTOR})
 @Documented
public @interface Factory

Marks a method as a factory that returns objects that will be used by TestNG as Test classes. The method must return Object[].

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
java.lang.String	dataProvider The name of the data provider for this test method.
java.lang.Class<?>	dataProviderClass The class where to look for the data provider.
boolean	enabled Whether this factory is enabled.
int[]	indices

Element Detail

dataProvider

public abstract java.lang.String dataProvider

The name of the data provider for this test method.

Returns:

the data provider name (default none)

See Also:

DataProvider

Default:

""

dataProviderClass

public abstract java.lang.Class<?> dataProviderClass

The class where to look for the data provider. If not specified, the dataprovider will be looked on the class of the current test method or one of its super classes. If this attribute is specified, the data provider method needs to be static on the specified class.

Returns:

the data provider class (default none)

Default:

java.lang.Object.class

enabled

public abstract boolean enabled

Whether this factory is enabled.

Returns:

the value (default true)

Default:

true

indices

public abstract int[] indices

Default:

{}