Parameters

In order define the input data for a test method you have to put <param> tags into the <method> tags.

As you can see in the example parameters can be defined in a <param> tag. This tag has two attributes:

• name
  
  A name for the parameter. You can access the parameter in your code with this name.
• type
  
  The data type of the parameter (e.g. "String", "int" etc.).

The content of the <param> tag is the value of the parameter. See Use in JUnit to learn how to access the parameters in your test code.

<method name="method name">
	<test-case="name_your_test_case_here">
  <params>
    <param_name="variable_name" type="variable_type">variable_value</param>
    //.. other parameters
  </params>
 </test-case>
</method>

Paramaters can be grouped in <paramgroup> tags.

<method name="method name">
	<test-case="name_your_test_case_here">
  <params>
    <paramgroup name="group name>
      <param_name="variable_name" type="variable_type">variable_value</param>
      //.. other <paramgroup> or <param> tags here
    </paramgroup>
    //.. other <paramgroup> or <param> tags here
   </params>
  </test-case>
</method>

This feature is helpful in the case that you need a lot of test data that has a hierarchy.

Complex data types like java.util.Hashtable can be used:

<method name="method name">
	<test-case="name_your_test_case_here">
  <params>
    <param_type="java.util.Hashtable" key-type="java.lang.String">
      <param_name="Test1" type="java.util.Hashtable" key-type="java.lang.String" value-type="java.lang.String">
        <param_name="k1">value1</param>
        <param_name="k2">value2</param>
        <param_name="k3">value3</param>
      </param>
    <param_name="k1" type="java.lang.String">value1</param>
    <param_name="k2" type="java.lang.Integer">42</param>
    </param>
  </params>
 	</test-case>
</method>

See the data type section for more information about valid data types.