Step (Cucumber Messages 21.0.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- io.cucumber.messages.types.Step

```
public final class Step
extends Object
```
Represents the Step message in Cucumber's message protocol

See Also:

Github - Cucumber - Messages A step

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`Step(Location location, String keyword, StepKeywordType keywordType, String text, DocString docString, DataTable dataTable, String id)`

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object o)`
`Optional<DataTable>`	`getDataTable()`
`Optional<DocString>`	`getDocString()`
`String`	`getId()`	Unique ID to be able to reference the Step from PickleStep
`String`	`getKeyword()`	The actual keyword as it appeared in the source.
`Optional<StepKeywordType>`	`getKeywordType()`	The test phase signalled by the keyword: Context definition (Given), Action performance (When), Outcome assertion (Then).
`Location`	`getLocation()`	The location of the steps' `keyword`
`String`	`getText()`
`int`	`hashCode()`
`String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Step
```
public Step(Location location,
            String keyword,
            StepKeywordType keywordType,
            String text,
            DocString docString,
            DataTable dataTable,
            String id)
```
- Method Detail
  - getLocation
```
public Location getLocation()
```
    The location of the steps' `keyword`
  - getKeyword
```
public String getKeyword()
```
    The actual keyword as it appeared in the source.
  - getKeywordType
```
public Optional<StepKeywordType> getKeywordType()
```
    The test phase signalled by the keyword: Context definition (Given), Action performance (When), Outcome assertion (Then). Other keywords signal Continuation (And and But) from a prior keyword. Please note that all translations which a dialect maps to multiple keywords (`*` is in this category for all dialects), map to 'Unknown'.
  - getText
```
public String getText()
```
  - getDocString
```
public Optional<DocString> getDocString()
```
  - getDataTable
```
public Optional<DataTable> getDataTable()
```
  - getId
```
public String getId()
```
    Unique ID to be able to reference the Step from PickleStep
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object o)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object