ITestNGMethod (TestNG 6.8.8 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Cloneable, Comparable, Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

org.testng.internal.BaseTestMethod, JUnit3TestMethod, JUnit4TestMethod, JUnitTestMethod
```
public interface ITestNGMethod
extends Comparable, Serializable, Cloneable
```
Describes a TestNG annotated method and the instance on which it will be invoked. This interface is not meant to be implemented by users.

Author:

Cedric Beust, May 3, 2004

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`addFailedInvocationNumber(int number)` The list of invocation numbers that failed, which is only applicable for methods that have a data provider.
`void`	`addMethodDependedUpon(String methodName)`
`boolean`	`canRunFromClass(IClass testClass)` Returns if this ITestNGMethod can be invoked from within IClass.
`ITestNGMethod`	`clone()`
`Map<String,String>`	`findMethodParameters(XmlTest test)`
`String[]`	`getAfterGroups()`
`String[]`	`getBeforeGroups()` Before and After groups
`org.testng.internal.ConstructorOrMethod`	`getConstructorOrMethod()`
`int`	`getCurrentInvocationCount()`
`long`	`getDate()`
`String`	`getDescription()`
`boolean`	`getEnabled()`
`List<Integer>`	`getFailedInvocationNumbers()`
`String[]`	`getGroups()`
`String[]`	`getGroupsDependedUpon()`
`String`	`getId()`
`Object`	`getInstance()`
`long[]`	`getInstanceHashCodes()` Needed for serialization.
`Object[]`	`getInstances()` Deprecated. Use getInstance().
`int`	`getInvocationCount()`
`List<Integer>`	`getInvocationNumbers()` Which invocation numbers of this method should be used (only applicable if it uses a data provider).
`long`	`getInvocationTimeOut()` The time under which all invocationCount methods need to complete by.
`Method`	`getMethod()` Deprecated. This method is deprecated and can now return null. Use getConstructorOrMethod() instead.
`String`	`getMethodName()` Returns the method name.
`String[]`	`getMethodsDependedUpon()`
`String`	`getMissingGroup()` If a group was not found.
`int`	`getParameterInvocationCount()`
`int`	`getPriority()` The scheduling priority.
`Class`	`getRealClass()`
`IRetryAnalyzer`	`getRetryAnalyzer()`
`int`	`getSuccessPercentage()`
`ITestClass`	`getTestClass()`
`int`	`getThreadPoolSize()`
`long`	`getTimeOut()`
`XmlTest`	`getXmlTest()`
`boolean`	`ignoreMissingDependencies()`
`void`	`incrementCurrentInvocationCount()`
`boolean`	`isAfterClassConfiguration()`
`boolean`	`isAfterGroupsConfiguration()`
`boolean`	`isAfterMethodConfiguration()`
`boolean`	`isAfterSuiteConfiguration()`
`boolean`	`isAfterTestConfiguration()`
`boolean`	`isAlwaysRun()`
`boolean`	`isBeforeClassConfiguration()`
`boolean`	`isBeforeGroupsConfiguration()`
`boolean`	`isBeforeMethodConfiguration()`
`boolean`	`isBeforeSuiteConfiguration()`
`boolean`	`isBeforeTestConfiguration()`
`boolean`	`isTest()`
`void`	`setDate(long date)`
`void`	`setId(String id)`
`void`	`setIgnoreMissingDependencies(boolean ignore)`
`void`	`setInvocationCount(int count)`
`void`	`setInvocationNumbers(List<Integer> numbers)`
`void`	`setMissingGroup(String group)`
`void`	`setParameterInvocationCount(int n)`
`void`	`setPriority(int priority)`
`void`	`setRetryAnalyzer(IRetryAnalyzer retryAnalyzer)`
`void`	`setSkipFailedInvocations(boolean skip)`
`void`	`setTestClass(ITestClass cls)` Sets the test class having this method.
`void`	`setThreadPoolSize(int threadPoolSize)`
`void`	`setTimeOut(long timeOut)`
`boolean`	`skipFailedInvocations()`

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable
compareTo

- Method Detail
  - getRealClass
```
Class getRealClass()
```
    Returns:
    The real class on which this method was declared (can be different from getMethod().getDeclaringClass() if the test method was defined in a superclass).
  - getTestClass
```
ITestClass getTestClass()
```
  - setTestClass
```
void setTestClass(ITestClass cls)
```
    Sets the test class having this method. This is not necessarily the declaring class.
    
    Parameters:
    cls - The test class having this method.
  - getMethod
```
@Deprecated
Method getMethod()
```
    Deprecated. This method is deprecated and can now return null. Use getConstructorOrMethod() instead.
    
    Returns:
    the corresponding Java test method.
  - getMethodName
```
String getMethodName()
```
    Returns the method name. This is needed for serialization because methods are not Serializable.
    
    Returns:
    the method name.
  - getInstances
```
@Deprecated
Object[] getInstances()
```
    Deprecated. Use getInstance().
    
    Returns:
    All the instances the methods will be invoked upon. This will typically be an array of one object in the absence of an @Factory annotation.
  - getInstance
```
Object getInstance()
```
  - getInstanceHashCodes
```
long[] getInstanceHashCodes()
```
    Needed for serialization.
  - getGroups
```
String[] getGroups()
```
    Returns:
    The groups this method belongs to, possibly added to the groups declared on the class.
  - getGroupsDependedUpon
```
String[] getGroupsDependedUpon()
```
    Returns:
    The groups this method depends on, possibly added to the groups declared on the class.
  - getMissingGroup
```
String getMissingGroup()
```
    If a group was not found.
  - setMissingGroup
```
void setMissingGroup(String group)
```
  - getBeforeGroups
```
String[] getBeforeGroups()
```
    Before and After groups
  - getAfterGroups
```
String[] getAfterGroups()
```
  - getMethodsDependedUpon
```
String[] getMethodsDependedUpon()
```
    Returns:
    The methods this method depends on, possibly added to the methods declared on the class.
  - addMethodDependedUpon
```
void addMethodDependedUpon(String methodName)
```
  - isTest
```
boolean isTest()
```
    Returns:
    true if this method was annotated with @Test
  - isBeforeMethodConfiguration
```
boolean isBeforeMethodConfiguration()
```
    Returns:
    true if this method was annotated with @Configuration and beforeTestMethod = true
  - isAfterMethodConfiguration
```
boolean isAfterMethodConfiguration()
```
    Returns:
    true if this method was annotated with @Configuration and beforeTestMethod = false
  - isBeforeClassConfiguration
```
boolean isBeforeClassConfiguration()
```
    Returns:
    true if this method was annotated with @Configuration and beforeClassMethod = true
  - isAfterClassConfiguration
```
boolean isAfterClassConfiguration()
```
    Returns:
    true if this method was annotated with @Configuration and beforeClassMethod = false
  - isBeforeSuiteConfiguration
```
boolean isBeforeSuiteConfiguration()
```
    Returns:
    true if this method was annotated with @Configuration and beforeSuite = true
  - isAfterSuiteConfiguration
```
boolean isAfterSuiteConfiguration()
```
    Returns:
    true if this method was annotated with @Configuration and afterSuite = true
  - isBeforeTestConfiguration
```
boolean isBeforeTestConfiguration()
```
    Returns:
    true if this method is a @BeforeTest (@Configuration beforeTest=true)
  - isAfterTestConfiguration
```
boolean isAfterTestConfiguration()
```
    Returns:
    true if this method is an @AfterTest (@Configuration afterTest=true)
  - isBeforeGroupsConfiguration
```
boolean isBeforeGroupsConfiguration()
```
  - isAfterGroupsConfiguration
```
boolean isAfterGroupsConfiguration()
```
  - getTimeOut
```
long getTimeOut()
```
    Returns:
    The timeout in milliseconds.
  - setTimeOut
```
void setTimeOut(long timeOut)
```
  - getInvocationCount
```
int getInvocationCount()
```
    Returns:
    the number of times this method needs to be invoked.
  - setInvocationCount
```
void setInvocationCount(int count)
```
  - getSuccessPercentage
```
int getSuccessPercentage()
```
    Returns:
    the success percentage for this method (between 0 and 100).
  - getId
```
String getId()
```
    Returns:
    The id of the thread this method was run in.
  - setId
```
void setId(String id)
```
  - getDate
```
long getDate()
```
  - setDate
```
void setDate(long date)
```
  - canRunFromClass
```
boolean canRunFromClass(IClass testClass)
```
    Returns if this ITestNGMethod can be invoked from within IClass.
  - isAlwaysRun
```
boolean isAlwaysRun()
```
    Returns:
    true if this method is alwaysRun=true
  - getThreadPoolSize
```
int getThreadPoolSize()
```
    Returns:
    the number of threads to be used when invoking the method on parallel
  - setThreadPoolSize
```
void setThreadPoolSize(int threadPoolSize)
```
  - getEnabled
```
boolean getEnabled()
```
  - getDescription
```
String getDescription()
```
  - incrementCurrentInvocationCount
```
void incrementCurrentInvocationCount()
```
  - getCurrentInvocationCount
```
int getCurrentInvocationCount()
```
  - setParameterInvocationCount
```
void setParameterInvocationCount(int n)
```
  - getParameterInvocationCount
```
int getParameterInvocationCount()
```
  - clone
```
ITestNGMethod clone()
```
  - getRetryAnalyzer
```
IRetryAnalyzer getRetryAnalyzer()
```
  - setRetryAnalyzer
```
void setRetryAnalyzer(IRetryAnalyzer retryAnalyzer)
```
  - skipFailedInvocations
```
boolean skipFailedInvocations()
```
  - setSkipFailedInvocations
```
void setSkipFailedInvocations(boolean skip)
```
  - getInvocationTimeOut
```
long getInvocationTimeOut()
```
    The time under which all invocationCount methods need to complete by.
  - ignoreMissingDependencies
```
boolean ignoreMissingDependencies()
```
  - setIgnoreMissingDependencies
```
void setIgnoreMissingDependencies(boolean ignore)
```
  - getInvocationNumbers
```
List<Integer> getInvocationNumbers()
```
    Which invocation numbers of this method should be used (only applicable if it uses a data provider). If this value is an empty list, use all the values returned from the data provider. These values are read from the XML file in the tag.
  - setInvocationNumbers
```
void setInvocationNumbers(List<Integer> numbers)
```
  - addFailedInvocationNumber
```
void addFailedInvocationNumber(int number)
```
    The list of invocation numbers that failed, which is only applicable for methods that have a data provider.
  - getFailedInvocationNumbers
```
List<Integer> getFailedInvocationNumbers()
```
  - getPriority
```
int getPriority()
```
    The scheduling priority. Lower priorities get scheduled first.
  - setPriority
```
void setPriority(int priority)
```
  - getXmlTest
```
XmlTest getXmlTest()
```
    Returns:
    the XmlTest this method belongs to.
  - getConstructorOrMethod
```
org.testng.internal.ConstructorOrMethod getConstructorOrMethod()
```
  - findMethodParameters
```
Map<String,String> findMethodParameters(XmlTest test)
```
    Parameters:
    test -
    
    Returns:
    the parameters found in the include tag, if any

Interface ITestNGMethod

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

Method Detail

getRealClass

getTestClass

setTestClass

getMethod

getMethodName

getInstances

getInstance

getInstanceHashCodes

getGroups

getGroupsDependedUpon

getMissingGroup

setMissingGroup

getBeforeGroups

getAfterGroups

getMethodsDependedUpon

addMethodDependedUpon

isTest

isBeforeMethodConfiguration

isAfterMethodConfiguration

isBeforeClassConfiguration

isAfterClassConfiguration

isBeforeSuiteConfiguration

isAfterSuiteConfiguration

isBeforeTestConfiguration

isAfterTestConfiguration

isBeforeGroupsConfiguration

isAfterGroupsConfiguration

getTimeOut

setTimeOut

getInvocationCount

setInvocationCount

getSuccessPercentage

getId

setId

getDate

setDate

canRunFromClass

isAlwaysRun

getThreadPoolSize

setThreadPoolSize

getEnabled

getDescription

incrementCurrentInvocationCount

getCurrentInvocationCount

setParameterInvocationCount

getParameterInvocationCount

clone

getRetryAnalyzer

setRetryAnalyzer

skipFailedInvocations

setSkipFailedInvocations

getInvocationTimeOut

ignoreMissingDependencies

setIgnoreMissingDependencies

getInvocationNumbers

setInvocationNumbers

addFailedInvocationNumber

getFailedInvocationNumbers

getPriority

setPriority

getXmlTest

getConstructorOrMethod

findMethodParameters