org.junit.runner.manipulation
Class Filter

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.junit.runner.manipulation.Filter
Direct Known Subclasses:
Categories.CategoryFilter

public abstract class Filter
extends Object

The canonical case of filtering is when you want to run a single test method in a class. Rather than introduce runner API just for that one case, JUnit provides a general filtering mechanism. If you want to filter the tests to be run, extend Filter and apply an instance of your filter to the Request before running it (see JUnitCore.run(Request). Alternatively, apply a Filter to a Runner before running tests (for example, in conjunction with RunWith.


Field Summary
static Filter ALL
          A null Filter that passes all tests through.
 
Constructor Summary
Filter()
           
 
Method Summary
 void apply(Object child)
          Invoke with a Runner to cause all tests it intends to run to first be checked with the filter.
abstract  String describe()
          Returns a textual description of this Filter
 Filter intersect(Filter second)
          Returns a new Filter that accepts the intersection of the tests accepted by this Filter and second
static Filter matchMethodDescription(Description desiredDescription)
          Returns a Filter that only runs the single method described by desiredDescription
abstract  boolean shouldRun(Description description)
           
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

ALL

public static Filter ALL
A null Filter that passes all tests through.

Constructor Detail

Filter

public Filter()
Method Detail

matchMethodDescription

public static Filter matchMethodDescription(Description desiredDescription)
Returns a Filter that only runs the single method described by desiredDescription


shouldRun

public abstract boolean shouldRun(Description description)
Parameters:
description - the description of the test to be run
Returns:
true if the test should be run

describe

public abstract String describe()
Returns a textual description of this Filter

Returns:
a textual description of this Filter

apply

public void apply(Object child)
           throws NoTestsRemainException
Invoke with a Runner to cause all tests it intends to run to first be checked with the filter. Only those that pass the filter will be run.

Parameters:
child - the runner to be filtered by the receiver
Throws:
NoTestsRemainException - if the receiver removes all tests

intersect

public Filter intersect(Filter second)
Returns a new Filter that accepts the intersection of the tests accepted by this Filter and second