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junit.framework Class TestCase

java.lang.Object
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  +--junit.framework.Assert
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        +--junit.framework.TestCase

All Implemented Interfaces:: Test

Direct Known Subclasses:: ExceptionTestCase

public abstract class TestCase
extends Assert
implements Test

A test case defines the fixture to run multiple tests. To define a test case
1) implement a subclass of TestCase
2) define instance variables that store the state of the fixture
3) initialize the fixture state by overriding setUp
4) clean-up after a test by overriding tearDown.
Each test runs in its own fixture so there can be no side effects among test runs. Here is an example:

 public class MathTest extends TestCase {
     protected double fValue1;
     protected double fValue2;

    protected void setUp() {
         fValue1= 2.0;
         fValue2= 3.0;
     }
 }

For each test implement a method which interacts with the fixture. Verify the expected results with assertions specified by calling assertTrue with a boolean.

    public void testAdd() {
        double result= fValue1 + fValue2;
        assertTrue(result == 5.0);
    }

Once the methods are defined you can run them. The framework supports both a static type safe and more dynamic way to run a test. In the static way you override the runTest method and define the method to be invoked. A convenient way to do so is with an anonymous inner class.

 TestCase test= new MathTest("add") {
        public void runTest() {
            testAdd();
        }
 };
 test.run();

The dynamic way uses reflection to implement runTest. It dynamically finds and invokes a method. In this case the name of the test case has to correspond to the test method to be run.

 TestCase= new MathTest("testAdd");
 test.run();

The tests to be run can be collected into a TestSuite. JUnit provides different test runners which can run a test suite and collect the results. A test runner either expects a static method suite as the entry point to get a test to run or it will extract the suite automatically.

 public static Test suite() {
      suite.addTest(new MathTest("testAdd"));
      suite.addTest(new MathTest("testDivideByZero"));
      return suite;
  }

See Also:: TestResult, TestSuite

Constructor Summary
`TestCase()` No-arg constructor to enable serialization.
`TestCase(java.lang.String name)` Constructs a test case with the given name.

Method Summary
`int`	`countTestCases()` Counts the number of test cases executed by run(TestResult result).
`protected TestResult`	`createResult()` Creates a default TestResult object
`java.lang.String`	`getName()` Gets the name of a TestCase
`TestResult`	`run()` A convenience method to run this test, collecting the results with a default TestResult object.
`void`	`run(TestResult result)` Runs the test case and collects the results in TestResult.
`void`	`runBare()` Runs the bare test sequence.
`protected void`	`runTest()` Override to run the test and assert its state.
`void`	`setName(java.lang.String name)` Sets the name of a TestCase
`protected void`	`setUp()` Sets up the fixture, for example, open a network connection.
`protected void`	`tearDown()` Tears down the fixture, for example, close a network connection.
`java.lang.String`	`toString()` Returns a string representation of the test case

Methods inherited from class junit.framework.Assert

assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertFalse, assertFalse, assertNotNull, assertNotNull, assertNotSame, assertNotSame, assertNull, assertNull, assertSame, assertSame, assertTrue, assertTrue, fail, fail

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

TestCase

public TestCase()

No-arg constructor to enable serialization. This method is not intended to be used by mere mortals without calling setName().

TestCase

public TestCase(java.lang.String name)

Constructs a test case with the given name.

Method Detail

countTestCases

public int countTestCases()

Counts the number of test cases executed by run(TestResult result).

Specified by:: countTestCases in interface Test

createResult

protected TestResult createResult()

Creates a default TestResult object

See Also:: TestResult

run

public TestResult run()

A convenience method to run this test, collecting the results with a default TestResult object.

See Also:: TestResult

run

public void run(TestResult result)

Runs the test case and collects the results in TestResult.

Specified by:: run in interface Test

runBare

public void runBare()
             throws java.lang.Throwable

Runs the bare test sequence.

Throws:: java.lang.Throwable - if any exception is thrown

runTest

protected void runTest()
                throws java.lang.Throwable

Override to run the test and assert its state.

Throws:: java.lang.Throwable - if any exception is thrown

setUp

protected void setUp()
              throws java.lang.Exception

Sets up the fixture, for example, open a network connection. This method is called before a test is executed.

java.lang.Exception

tearDown

protected void tearDown()
                 throws java.lang.Exception

Tears down the fixture, for example, close a network connection. This method is called after a test is executed.

java.lang.Exception

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representation of the test case

Overrides:: toString in class java.lang.Object

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Gets the name of a TestCase

Returns:: returns a String

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String name)

Sets the name of a TestCase

Parameters:: name - The name to set