TestNg's @BeforeTest on base class only happening once per fixture

Question

I'm trying to use @BeforeTest to get code to ... run once before every test.

This is my code:

public class TestBase {     @BeforeTest     public void before() {         System.out.println("BeforeTest");     } }  public class TestClass extends TestBase{     @Test     public void test1(){}      @Test     public void test2(){} } 

"BeforeTest" is only printed once, not twice. What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

Use @BeforeMethod, not @BeforeTest.

The meaning of @BeforeTest is explained in the documentation.

Answer 2

"BeforeTest" is only printed once, not twice. What am I doing wrong?

***Sorry. I haven't noticed that you is written @BeforeTest , but in your example @BeforeTest almost equals @BeforeClass , and better to use @BeforeClass , when you haven't anymore test classes.

@BeforeClass" should be declared in same class that your tests methods, not differently!

//Example  package test; import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass; import org.testng.annotations.BeforeMethod; import org.testng.annotations.Test;  public class Tests { private String bClass; private String bMethod1; private String bMethod2;  @BeforeClass public void beforeClass() {     bClass = "BeforeClass was executed once for this class"; }  @BeforeMethod public void beforeMetodTest1() {     bMethod1 = "It's before method for test1"; }  @Test public void test1() {     System.out.println(bClass);     System.out.println(bMethod1); }  @BeforeMethod public void beforeMethodTest2() {     bMethod2 = "It's before method for test2"; }  @Test public void test2() {     System.out.println(bClass);     System.out.println(bMethod2); } } 

@BeforeClass will executed once, before your all tests methods in this class. @BeforeMethod will executed before test method, before which it is written.

@BeforeClass may be only one in test class, in difference @BeforeMethod!(If it is some @BeforeClass, they are carried out by turns, but it not a correct composition of the test)

P.S. Sorry for my English :)