Package org.testng.annotations

Annotation Type Factory

@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target({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	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
java.lang.String[]	parameters	Deprecated. Use @Parameters

Element Detail

parameters

@Deprecated
java.lang.String[] parameters

Deprecated. Use @Parameters

The list of variables used to fill the parameters of this method. These variables must be defined in the property file.

Default:

{}

dataProvider

java.lang.String dataProvider

The name of the data provider for this test method.

See Also:

DataProvider

Default:

""

dataProviderClass

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.

Default:

java.lang.Object.class

enabled

boolean enabled

Whether this factory is enabled.

Default:

true

indices

int[] indices

Default:

{}