Running a JUnit Test

Once you have created a test or test suite, you can use the Run Test command to initiate execution of the test. Run Test commands are available on source nodes only.

To run tests for an entire project:

Select any node or file in the project you want to test in the Projects or Files window.
From the main menu, choose Run > Test project_name (Alt-F6).
The IDE executes all of the project's tests.

If you want to run a subset of the project's tests or run the tests in a specific order, you can create test suites that specify the tests to run as part of that suite. After creating a test suite you run the suite in the same way you run a single test class.

To run a test for a single class:

Select the node of the class for which you want to run a test in the Projects or Files window.
From the main menu, choose Run > Run File > Test classname (Ctrl-F6).

You can also run a class's test by selecting the test class node itself and choosing Run > Run File > Run testclassname (Shift-F6).

Working with JUnit Test Output

When you run a test, the IDE shows the test results in two tabs in the JUnit Test Results window:

A summary of the passed and failed tests and the description of failed tests are displayed in the left pane of the window. Click the filter button ( ) to switch between viewing all test results and viewing only the failed tests.
The textual output from the JUnit tests themselves is displayed in the right pane of the window.

The output from the Ant process that builds and runs the test is displayed in the Output window. Double-click any error to jump to the line in the code where the error occurred.

See Also: Creating a JUnit Test; About Running Java Applications

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