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What is TestNG Annotation?

TestNG Annotation is a piece of code which is inserted inside a program or business logic used to control the flow of execution of test methods.

List of TestNG Annotations

TestNG Annotations
TestNG Annotation Description
@BeforeSuite The @BeforeSuite annotated method will run before the execution of all the test methods in the suite.
@AfterSuite The @AfterSuite annotated method will run after the execution of all the test methods in the suite.
@BeforeTest The @BeforeTest annotated method will be executed before the execution of all the test methods of available classes belonging to that folder.
@AfterTest The @AfterTest annotated method will be executed after the execution of all the test methods of available classes belonging to that folder.
@BeforeClass The @BeforeClass annotated method will be executed before the first method of the current class is invoked.
@AfterClass The @AfterClass annotated method will be invoked after the execution of all the test methods of the current class.
@BeforeMethod The @BeforeMethod annotated method will be executed before each test method will run.
@AfterMethod The @AfterMethod annotated method will run after the execution of each test method.
@BeforeGroups The @BeforeGroups annotated method run only once for a group before the execution of all test cases belonging to that group.
@AfterGroups The @AfterGroups annotated method run only once for a group after the execution of all test cases belonging to that group.

Hierarchy of the TestNG Annotations:

TestNG Annotations
  • @BeforeSuite
  • @BeforeTest
  • @BeforeClass
  • @BeforeMethod
  • @Test
  • @AfterMethod
  • @AfterClass
  • @AfterTest
  • @AfterSuite

Benefits of using TestNG Annotations:

  • TestNG Annotations made the life of testers very easy. Based on your requirements, you can access the test methods, i.e., it has no predefined pattern or format.
  • You can pass the additional parameters to TestNG annotations.
  • In the case of TestNG annotations, you do not need to extend any test classes.
  • TestNG Annotations are strongly typed, i.e., errors are detected at the compile time.






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