org.springframework.test.context
Class TestContext

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.core.AttributeAccessorSupport
      org.springframework.test.context.TestContext

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, AttributeAccessor

public class TestContext
extends AttributeAccessorSupport

TestContext encapsulates the context in which a test is executed, agnostic of the actual testing framework in use.

Since:

2.5

Author:

Sam Brannen, Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

ApplicationContext	getApplicationContext() Get the application context for this test context, possibly cached.
Class<?>	getTestClass() Get the test class for this test context.
Throwable	getTestException() Get the exception that was thrown during execution of the test method.
Object	getTestInstance() Get the current test instance for this test context.
Method	getTestMethod() Get the current test method for this test context.
void	markApplicationContextDirty() Call this method to signal that the application context associated with this test context is dirty and should be reloaded.
String	toString() Provide a String representation of this test context's state.

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.core.AttributeAccessorSupport

attributeNames, copyAttributesFrom, equals, getAttribute, hasAttribute, hashCode, removeAttribute, setAttribute

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getApplicationContext

public ApplicationContext getApplicationContext()

Get the application context for this test context, possibly cached.

Returns:

the application context

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if an error occurs while retrieving the application context

getTestClass

public final Class<?> getTestClass()

Get the test class for this test context.

Returns:

the test class (never null)

getTestInstance

public final Object getTestInstance()

Get the current test instance for this test context.

Note: this is a mutable property.

Returns:

the current test instance (may be null)

See Also:

updateState(Object,Method,Throwable)

getTestMethod

public final Method getTestMethod()

Get the current test method for this test context.

Note: this is a mutable property.

Returns:

the current test method (may be null)

See Also:

updateState(Object, Method, Throwable)

getTestException

public final Throwable getTestException()

Get the exception that was thrown during execution of the test method.

Note: this is a mutable property.

Returns:

the exception that was thrown, or null if no exception was thrown

See Also:

updateState(Object, Method, Throwable)

markApplicationContextDirty

public void markApplicationContextDirty()

Call this method to signal that the application context associated with this test context is dirty and should be reloaded. Do this if a test has modified the context (for example, by replacing a bean definition).

toString

public String toString()

Provide a String representation of this test context's state.

Overrides:

toString in class Object