Module org.junit.jupiter.api

Package org.junit.jupiter.api

Enum Class TestInstance.Lifecycle

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<TestInstance.Lifecycle>

org.junit.jupiter.api.TestInstance.Lifecycle

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<TestInstance.Lifecycle>, java.lang.constant.Constable

Enclosing class:

TestInstance

public static enum TestInstance.Lifecycle
extends Enum<TestInstance.Lifecycle>

Enumeration of test instance lifecycle modes.

See Also:

• PER_METHOD
• PER_CLASS

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
PER_CLASS	When using this mode, a new test instance will be created once per test class.
PER_METHOD	When using this mode, a new test instance will be created for each test method, test factory method, or test template method.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	DEFAULT_LIFECYCLE_PROPERTY_NAME	Property name used to set the default test instance lifecycle mode: "junit.jupiter.testinstance.lifecycle.default"

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static TestInstance.Lifecycle	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
static TestInstance.Lifecycle[]	values()	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

PER_CLASS

public static final TestInstance.Lifecycle PER_CLASS

When using this mode, a new test instance will be created once per test class.

See Also:

• PER_METHOD

PER_METHOD

public static final TestInstance.Lifecycle PER_METHOD

When using this mode, a new test instance will be created for each test method, test factory method, or test template method.

This mode is analogous to the behavior found in JUnit versions 1 through 4.

See Also:

• PER_CLASS

Field Details

DEFAULT_LIFECYCLE_PROPERTY_NAME

@API(status=STABLE,
     since="5.9")
public static final String DEFAULT_LIFECYCLE_PROPERTY_NAME

Property name used to set the default test instance lifecycle mode: "junit.jupiter.testinstance.lifecycle.default"

Supported Values

Supported values include names of enum constants defined in TestInstance.Lifecycle, ignoring case.

If not specified, the default is "per_method" which corresponds to @TestInstance(Lifecycle.PER_METHOD).

Since:

5.0

See Also:

• TestInstance
• Constant Field Values

Method Details

values

public static TestInstance.Lifecycle[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static TestInstance.Lifecycle valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum class has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null