Package org.testng.annotations
Annotation Type BeforeMethod
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@Retention(RUNTIME) @Target(METHOD) @Documented public @interface BeforeMethod
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Optional Element Summary
Optional Elements Modifier and Type Optional Element Description boolean
alwaysRun
For before methods (beforeSuite, beforeTest, beforeTestClass and beforeTestMethod, but not beforeGroups): If set to true, this configuration method will be run regardless of what groups it belongs to.java.lang.String[]
dependsOnGroups
The list of groups this method depends on.java.lang.String[]
dependsOnMethods
The list of methods this method depends on.java.lang.String
description
The description for this method.boolean
enabled
Whether methods on this class/method are enabled.boolean
firstTimeOnly
If true and the @Test method about to be run has an invocationCount > 1, this BeforeMethod will only be invoked once (before the first test invocation).java.lang.String[]
groups
The list of groups this class/method belongs to.boolean
inheritGroups
If true, this @Configuration method will belong to groups specified in the @Test annotation on the class (if any).java.lang.String[]
onlyForGroups
Causes this method to be invoked only if the test method belongs to a listed group.long
timeOut
The maximum number of milliseconds this method should take.
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groups
java.lang.String[] groups
The list of groups this class/method belongs to. Note that even if the test method being invoked belongs to a different group, all @BeforeMethod methods will be invoked before it as long as they belong to groups that were selected to run at all. SeeonlyForGroups()
to select test method groups which this method will be invoked before.- Returns:
- the value
- Default:
- {}
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dependsOnGroups
java.lang.String[] dependsOnGroups
The list of groups this method depends on. Every method member of one of these groups is guaranteed to have been invoked before this method. Furthermore, if any of these methods was not a SUCCESS, this test method will not be run and will be flagged as a SKIP.- Returns:
- the value
- Default:
- {}
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dependsOnMethods
java.lang.String[] dependsOnMethods
The list of methods this method depends on. There is no guarantee on the order on which the methods depended upon will be run, but you are guaranteed that all these methods will be run before the test method that contains this annotation is run. Furthermore, if any of these methods was not a SUCCESS, this test method will not be run and will be flagged as a SKIP.If some of these methods have been overloaded, all the overloaded versions will be run.
- Returns:
- the value
- Default:
- {}
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onlyForGroups
java.lang.String[] onlyForGroups
Causes this method to be invoked only if the test method belongs to a listed group. It can be used if different setups are needed for different groups. Omitting this or setting it to an empty list will cause this method to run before every test method, regardless of which group it belongs to. Otherwise, this method is only invoked if the test method being invoked belongs to one of the groups listed here.- Returns:
- the value
- Default:
- {}
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alwaysRun
boolean alwaysRun
For before methods (beforeSuite, beforeTest, beforeTestClass and beforeTestMethod, but not beforeGroups): If set to true, this configuration method will be run regardless of what groups it belongs to.
For after methods (afterSuite, afterClass, ...): If set to true, this configuration method will be run even if one or more methods invoked previously failed or was skipped.- Returns:
- the value (default false)
- Default:
- false
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