JUnit provides an option of tracing the exception handling of code. You can test whether the code throws a desired exception or not. The expected parameter is used along with @Test annotation. Let us see @Test(expected) in action.
Create a java class to be tested, say, MessageUtil.java in C:\> JUNIT_WORKSPACE.
Add an error condition inside the printMessage() method.
/* * This class prints the given message on console. */ public class MessageUtil { private String message; //Constructor //@param message to be printed public MessageUtil(String message){ this.message = message; } // prints the message public void printMessage(){ System.out.println(message); int a = 0; int b = 1/a; } // add "Hi!" to the message public String salutationMessage(){ message = "Hi!" + message; System.out.println(message); return message; } }
Create a java test class called TestJunit.java. Add an expected exception ArithmeticException to the testPrintMessage() test case.
Create a java class file named TestJunit.java in C:\>JUNIT_WORKSPACE.
import org.junit.Test; import org.junit.Ignore; import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals; public class TestJunit { String message = "Robert"; MessageUtil messageUtil = new MessageUtil(message); @Test(expected = ArithmeticException.class) public void testPrintMessage() { System.out.println("Inside testPrintMessage()"); messageUtil.printMessage(); } @Test public void testSalutationMessage() { System.out.println("Inside testSalutationMessage()"); message = "Hi!" + "Robert"; assertEquals(message,messageUtil.salutationMessage()); } }
Create a java class file named TestRunner.java in C:\>JUNIT_WORKSPACE to execute test case(s).
import org.junit.runner.JUnitCore; import org.junit.runner.Result; import org.junit.runner.notification.Failure; public class TestRunner { public static void main(String[] args) { Result result = JUnitCore.runClasses(TestJunit.class); for (Failure failure : result.getFailures()) { System.out.println(failure.toString()); } System.out.println(result.wasSuccessful()); } }
Compile the MessageUtil, Test case and Test Runner classes using javac.
C:\JUNIT_WORKSPACE>javac MessageUtil.java TestJunit.java TestRunner.java
Now run the Test Runner, which will run the test cases defined in the provided Test Case class.
C:\JUNIT_WORKSPACE>java TestRunner
Verify the output. testPrintMessage() test case will be passed.
Inside testPrintMessage() Robert Inside testSalutationMessage() Hi!Robert true