com.qmetry.qaf.automation.testng.dataprovider

Annotation Type QAFDataProvider

@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value={METHOD,TYPE})
public @interface QAFDataProvider

Values of this annotation parameters can be overridden by providing property <tc_name>.testdata=<value>

The value contains comma separated parameter and value combination: <tc_name>.testdata=<param>=value,<param>=value Supported parameters are

• datafile : data file url, csv or excel file url
• sheetname: sheet name for excel data file, default is the first sheet
• labelname: name of label, if data start and end cell marked with label in excel sheet
• hasheaderrow: true/false, indicates excel sheet has header row
• sqlquery: database query, will not be used if data file provided. Must required other db properties

com.qmetry.qaf.automation.testng.dataprovider.QAFDataProvider.java

Author:

chirag

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
java.lang.String	dataFile Used to provide csv or excel file.
boolean	hasHeaderRow Optional flag to indicate excel data contains header row that need to be skipped.
java.lang.String	key Optional data label name in excel sheet.
java.lang.String	sheetName Optional sheet name (value or property) for excel file.
java.lang.String	sqlQuery Used to provide database query.

Element Detail

dataFile

public abstract java.lang.String dataFile

Used to provide csv or excel file. Can be overridden by property <tc_name>.testdata

Returns:

Default:

""

sheetName

public abstract java.lang.String sheetName

Optional sheet name (value or property) for excel file. If not provided first sheet will be considered. Can be overridden by property <tc_name>.testdata

Returns:

Default:

""

hasHeaderRow

public abstract boolean hasHeaderRow

Optional flag to indicate excel data contains header row that need to be skipped. Default value is false. Can be overridden by property <tc_name>.testdata

Returns:

Default:

false

key

public abstract java.lang.String key

Optional data label name in excel sheet. Required if want to provide data start/end cell marked with label. Can be overridden by property <tc_name>.testdata

Returns:

Default:

""

sqlQuery

public abstract java.lang.String sqlQuery

Used to provide database query. Will not be considered if data file is provided.

Returns:

Default:

""