Junit4 : expected=Exception not working with SPRING

Question

I'm trying to use the @Test(expected = RuntimeException.class) annotation in order to test for an expected exception. My code is as follows:

@Test(expected = RuntimeException.class)
    public void testSaveThrowsRuntimeException(){

                    User user = domain.save(null);

    }

and my save method simple like this :

public User save(User newUser) { 
         if(newUser == null) { 
            throw new RuntimeException(); 
         }
         //saving code goes here
    }

after debugging the code I found that code throwing the exception as expected but its getting eaten somewhere in between in spring framework classes.

I tried the same with old way (try catch block) but still I am not able to catch that exception in test and test keeps throwing errors in runafter method of Junit :

org.springframework.transaction.UnexpectedRollbackException: JTA transaction unexpectedly rolled back (maybe due to a timeout); nested exception is javax.transaction.RollbackException
at org.springframework.transaction.jta.JtaTransactionManager.doCommit(JtaTransactionManager.java:1031)
at org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.processCommit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:709)
at org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.commit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:678)
at org.springframework.test.context.transaction.TransactionalTestExecutionListener$TransactionContext.endTransaction(TransactionalTestExecutionListener.java:504)
at org.springframework.test.context.transaction.TransactionalTestExecutionListener.endTransaction(TransactionalTestExecutionListener.java:277)
at org.springframework.test.context.transaction.TransactionalTestExecutionListener.afterTestMethod(TransactionalTestExecutionListener.java:170)
at org.springframework.test.context.TestContextManager.afterTestMethod(TestContextManager.java:344)
at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringMethodRoadie.runAfters(SpringMethodRoadie.java:307)
at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringMethodRoadie$RunBeforesThenTestThenAfters.run(SpringMethodRoadie.java:338)
at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringMethodRoadie.runWithRepetitions(SpringMethodRoadie.java:217)
at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringMethodRoadie.runTest(SpringMethodRoadie.java:197)
at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringMethodRoadie.run(SpringMethodRoadie.java:143)
at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.invokeTestMethod(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:142)
at org.junit.internal.runners.JUnit4ClassRunner.runMethods(JUnit4ClassRunner.java:51)
at org.junit.internal.runners.JUnit4ClassRunner$1.run(JUnit4ClassRunner.java:44)
at org.junit.internal.runners.ClassRoadie.runUnprotected(ClassRoadie.java:27)
at org.junit.internal.runners.ClassRoadie.runProtected(ClassRoadie.java:37)
at org.junit.internal.runners.JUnit4ClassRunner.run(JUnit4ClassRunner.java:42)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit4.runner.JUnit4TestReference.run(JUnit4TestReference.java:45)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.TestExecution.run(TestExecution.java:38)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:460)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:673)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.run(RemoteTestRunner.java:386)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.main(RemoteTestRunner.java:196)
Caused by: javax.transaction.RollbackException
at org.objectweb.jotm.TransactionImpl.commit(TransactionImpl.java:245)
at org.objectweb.jotm.Current.commit(Current.java:488)
at org.springframework.transaction.jta.JtaTransactionManager.doCommit(JtaTransactionManager.java:1028)
... 23 more

And I am sure this is because of that RuntimeException I am throwing in save but not able catch it or pass the test with expected clause.

anybody have any idea whats going wrong?

Answer 1

Turned out that my first answer was wrong. Both @Test(expected=...) and @ExpectedException work, but there is some incompability between the Spring TestContext and Junit 4.5. Using Junit 4.4 solved the problem for me. Finally.