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Added in API level 1

TestCase

abstract class TestCase : Assert, Test
kotlin.Any
   ↳ junit.framework.Assert
   ↳ junit.framework.TestCase

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 junit.framework.Assert#assertTrue(String, boolean) 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 test= 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;
  }
  

Summary

Public constructors

No-arg constructor to enable serialization.

<init>(name: String!)

Constructs a test case with the given name.

Public methods
open Int

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

open String!

Gets the name of a TestCase

open TestResult!
run()

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

open Unit
run(result: TestResult!)

Runs the test case and collects the results in TestResult.

open Unit

Runs the bare test sequence.

open Unit
setName(name: String!)

Sets the name of a TestCase

open String

Returns a string representation of the test case

Protected methods
open TestResult!

Creates a default TestResult object

open Unit

Override to run the test and assert its state.

open Unit

Sets up the fixture, for example, open a network connection.

open Unit

Tears down the fixture, for example, close a network connection.

Inherited functions

Public constructors

<init>

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TestCase()

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

<init>

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TestCase(name: String!)

Constructs a test case with the given name.

Public methods

countTestCases

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open fun countTestCases(): Int

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

getName

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open fun getName(): String!

Gets the name of a TestCase

Return
String! the name of the TestCase

run

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open fun run(): TestResult!

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

run

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open fun run(result: TestResult!): Unit

Runs the test case and collects the results in TestResult.

runBare

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open fun runBare(): Unit

Runs the bare test sequence.

Exceptions
java.lang.Throwable if any exception is thrown

setName

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open fun setName(name: String!): Unit

Sets the name of a TestCase

Parameters
name String!: the name to set

toString

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open fun toString(): String

Returns a string representation of the test case

Return
String a string representation of the object.

Protected methods

createResult

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protected open fun createResult(): TestResult!

Creates a default TestResult object

runTest

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protected open fun runTest(): Unit

Override to run the test and assert its state.

Exceptions
java.lang.Throwable if any exception is thrown

setUp

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protected open fun setUp(): Unit

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

tearDown

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protected open fun tearDown(): Unit

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