How to use DataProvider with @BeforeTest

[Vasty Jay]

I set a database row in my beforeTest() method as follows.

@BeforeTest
public void beforeTest() {

   setDataRow("DATABASE_ROW", 5);

}

 

I would like to parameterize the value 5 because I want a different database row to

be set for each iteration

Is there a way in TestNg that I can pass a value from a Dataprovider method to a method
annotated with
@BeforeTest
@BeforeClass
@BeforeMethod

For example doing something like this:

@BeforeTest(dataProvider="dataRows")
public void beforeTest(int row) {
    setDataRow("DATABASE_ROW", row);

}  

 

 

@DataProvider(name = "dataRows")
public Object[][] getData(){
  Object[][] data = new Object[2][1];
  data[0][0]=5;
  data[1][0]=4;
  return data;
}

 

Thanks

Vasty

 

[Bryan]

Hi, It's a good question!

I'd like to make sure I understand what you are thinking about. So, is it like this:

You have several tests, and you have a fixture for those tests using @BeforeTest and @AfterTest for setup and teardown, respectively.

You'd like to run this whole thing once for every datapoint that the dataprovider provides.

Is this correct?

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[Vasty Jay]

Hi Bryan,
Thanks for your quick response.
Yes that's exactly what I want to do.

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[Krishnan Mahadevan]

Have you considered using a @Factory + @DataProvider to get this done ?

Your DataProvider would basically provide values that your factory method requires to create TestClass instances. Within your TestClass instance you can then have a @BeforeClass or a @BeforeMethod work with the values received while instantiation and proceed. Would that work ?

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[Vasty Jay]

Hi Krishnan,

Thanks for your suggestion, I just need to figure out how to combine the two annotations together to achieve the desired result.

An example will be great.

 

Thanks

[Krishnan Mahadevan]

Please refer to the scenario 3 section of my blog post : http://rationaleemotions.wordpress.com/2013/07/31/pretty-printing-with-testng/

You should see a sample there.

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[Vasty Jay]

Thanks Krishnan

[jennife...@ringcentral.com]

Hello ,I have the same requirement, 

I can't open this post: http://rationaleemotions.wordpress.com/2013/07/31/pretty-printing-with-testng/

could you help give an example.