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Choose order to execute JUnit tests

I wanted to choose the order to execute the JUnit tests. I have 4 classes with several test methods in it, my goal is to execute, for instance, method Y of class A, then method X from class B, and finally method Z from class A.

Would you help please?

Solution

  • In general, you can't specify the order that separate unit tests run in (though you could specify priorities in TestNG and have a different priority for each test). However, unit tests should be able to be run in isolation, so the order of the tests should not matter. This is a bad practice. If you need the tests to be in a specific order, you should be rethinking your design. If you post specifics as to why you need the order, I'm sure we can offer suggestions.