Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]

Groups > comp.lang.java.programmer > #37296

Re: What is the ‘standard’ when using a constant in several unit tests

Show all headers | View raw

ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) writes:

> Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> writes:
>>I have several test classes that have the following constant:
>>    private static final String TEST_DB = "testDB.sqlite";
>>Is this the way to do it, or should it be put centrally?
>
>   You can put it into an extra class:
>
> public final class TestConstants
> { public static final java.lang.String TEST_DB = "testDB.sqlite"; }

That is not frowned upon?
I implemented it.


>   . Just remember: When the constant is changed, the change
>   might not have the desired effect, because the value of the
>   constant might have been compiled ("burned") into other
>   classes. It might be necessary to force a recompilation
>   of all the test classes in this case.

I am using maven. That takes care of it I think.

-- 
Cecil Westerhof
Senior Software Engineer
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/cecilwesterhof

Back to comp.lang.java.programmer | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread

Thread

What is the ‘standard’ when using a constant in several unit tests Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2017-08-19 19:37 +0200
  Re: What is the ‘standard’ when using a constant in several unit tests Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2017-08-19 21:36 +0200
    Re: What is the ‘standard’ when using a constant in several unit tests Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-08-19 20:07 -0400
      Re: What is the ‘standard’ when using a constant in several unit tests Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2017-08-20 04:43 +0200
  Re: What is the ‘standard’ when using a constant in several unit tests Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-08-19 20:03 -0400
  Re: What is the ???standard??? when using a constant in several unit tests leif.roar@dimnakorr.com - 2017-08-20 04:36 -0500
    Re: What is the ???standard??? when using a constant in several unit tests Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2017-08-20 12:21 +0200
  What is the ‘standard’ when using a constant in several unit tests lewbloch@gmail.com - 2017-08-20 09:46 -0700
    Re: What is the ‘standard’ when using a constant in several unit tests Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-08-20 13:12 -0400

csiph-web