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| From | Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.programmer |
| Subject | Re: What is the ‘standard’ when using a constant in several unit tests |
| Date | 2017-08-20 04:43 +0200 |
| Organization | Decebal Computing |
| Message-ID | <87efs7ez6t.fsf@munus.decebal.nl> (permalink) |
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Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> writes:
> On 8/19/2017 3:36 PM, Cecil Westerhof wrote:
>> 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?
>
> No. Well maybe. But Joshua Bloch recommends it in "Effective Java". So
> you can certainly defend the approach.
OK, thanks.
> PS: He recommends a private constructor to prevent instantiation.
That I always do with a class that should not be initiated. ;-)
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Cecil Westerhof
Senior Software Engineer
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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
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