TestNG Annotations – @AfterGroups

The Concept Annotations is introduced in Java 1.5 (jdk5). The Popular Annotation in Java is @override. We use the same annotation concept in TestNG.

In TestNG, there are 10 Annotations

1. @BeforeSuite
2. @AfterSuite
3. @BeforeTest
4. @AfterTest
5. @BeforeClass
6. @AfterClass
7. @BeforeMethod
8. @AfterMethod
9. @BeforeGroups
10. @AfterGroups

In this article, we will learn about @AfterGroups.

What is @AfterGroups?

@AfterGroups is one of the TestNG Annotations. As the name defines, @AfterGroups should be executed after all the test methods belonging to a specified group have been run. This annotation allows developers to specify various actions to be taken after all the test methods belonging to a specified group have been run.

Example of @AfterGroups

Let's understand the @AfterGroups annotation through an example.

Step 1: Open the Eclipse IDE.

Step 2: Create a Maven Project.

Step 3: After Creating the Maven Project, the project exploration will look like the below image.

Package Explorer

Step 4: Create a TestNG Class that contains @AfterGroups.

After_Groups.Java

Java

package com.geeksforgeeks.test;

import org.testng.annotations.AfterGroups;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;

public class After_Groups {
      
    @AfterGroups("Frontend Testing")  
    public void after_group()  
    {  
    System.out.println("Above are the frontend testing type");  
    }  
    @Test(groups= {"Frontend Testing"})  
     public void fun1() {
         System.out.println("Unit Testing");
     }
     @Test(groups= {"Frontend Testing"})
     public void fun2() {
         System.out.println("Integration Testing:");
     }
     @Test(groups= {"Frontend Testing"})
     public void fun3() {
         System.out.println("Regression Testing");
     }
     @Test(groups= {"Backend Testing"})
     public void fun4() {
         System.out.println("Structural testing");
     }
}

Now, let's explain what this code does:

• Package Declaration:
  • After_Groups Class is on the com.geeksforgeeks.test package.
• Imports:
  • After_Groups Class imports annotations and classes from the TestNG framework (org.testng.annotations.AfterGroups and org.testng.annotations.Test).
• After_Group Class:
  • This is the main test class.
  • It contains test methods and after groups method.
  • afterGroups (@AfterGroups):
  • This method is annotated with @AfterGroups, indicating that it should be executed after groups execution.
  • It prints this "Above are the frontend testing type" statement.
  • Test Methods (@Test):
  • Each test method is annotated with @Test, indicating that it is a test case.
  • There are four test methods: fun1(), fun2(), fun3() and fun4().
  • Each test method prints their respective statement.
  • After performing the operation, the result is printed to the console.

Step 5: Now, we create the AnnotationsTest.xml file to configure the After_Groups class.

XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE suite SYSTEM "https://testng.org/testng-1.0.dtd">
<suite name="suite">
    <test name="test1">
        <classes>
               <class name="com.geeksforgeeks.test.After_Groups" /> 
                
        </classes>
    </test>
</suite>

Step 6: Run the AnnotationsTest.xml. Right click on the AnnotationsTest.xml file, move the cursor down to Run As and then click on the 1 TestNG Suite.

Output

Output of AfterGroups