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| From | Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> |
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| Subject | Re: What is the ‘standard’ when using a constant in several unit tests |
| Date | Sat, 19 Aug 2017 20:07:27 -0400 |
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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.
Arne
PS: He recommends a private constructor to prevent instantiation.
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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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