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package org.junit.experimental.theories;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* Annotating an field or method with @DataPoint will cause the field value
* or the value returned by the method to be used as a potential parameter for
* theories in that class, when run with the
* {@link org.junit.experimental.theories.Theories Theories} runner.
* <p>
* A DataPoint is only considered as a potential value for parameters for
* which its type is assignable. When multiple {@code DataPoint}s exist
* with overlapping types more control can be obtained by naming each DataPoint
* using the value of this annotation, e.g. with
* <code>&#064;DataPoint({"dataset1", "dataset2"})</code>, and then specifying
* which named set to consider as potential values for each parameter using the
* {@link org.junit.experimental.theories.FromDataPoints &#064;FromDataPoints}
* annotation.
* <p>
* Parameters with no specified source (i.e. without &#064;FromDataPoints or
* other {@link org.junit.experimental.theories.ParametersSuppliedBy
* &#064;ParameterSuppliedBy} annotations) will use all {@code DataPoint}s that are
* assignable to the parameter type as potential values, including named sets of
* {@code DataPoint}s.
*
* <pre>
* &#064;DataPoint
* public static String dataPoint = "value";
*
* &#064;DataPoint("generated")
* public static String generatedDataPoint() {
* return "generated value";
* }
*
* &#064;Theory
* public void theoryMethod(String param) {
* ...
* }
* </pre>
*
* @see org.junit.experimental.theories.Theories
* @see org.junit.experimental.theories.Theory
* @see org.junit.experimental.theories.DataPoint
* @see org.junit.experimental.theories.FromDataPoints
*/
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({FIELD, METHOD})
public @interface DataPoint {
String[] value() default {};
Class<? extends Throwable>[] ignoredExceptions() default {};
}