Package org.junit.jupiter.api

Annotation Type BeforeAll

@Target({ANNOTATION_TYPE,METHOD})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Documented
@API(status=STABLE,
     since="5.0")
public @interface BeforeAll

@BeforeAll is used to signal that the annotated method should be executed before all tests in the current test class.

In contrast to @BeforeEach methods, @BeforeAll methods are only executed once for a given test class.

Method Signatures

@BeforeAll methods must have a void return type, must not be private, and must be static by default. Consequently, @BeforeAll methods are not supported in @Nested test classes or as interface default methods unless the test class is annotated with @TestInstance(Lifecycle.PER_CLASS). @BeforeAll methods may optionally declare parameters to be resolved by ParameterResolvers.

Inheritance

@BeforeAll methods are inherited from superclasses as long as they are not hidden or overridden. Furthermore, @BeforeAll methods from superclasses will be executed before @BeforeAll methods in subclasses.

Composition

@BeforeAll may be used as a meta-annotation in order to create a custom composed annotation that inherits the semantics of @BeforeAll.

Since:

5.0

See Also:

AfterAll, BeforeEach, AfterEach, Test, TestFactory, TestInstance