TestNG Before and After Annotations

There are many Before and After annotations in TestNG Framework. They are used to execute code before and after the execution of @Test annotated methods, Group of test methods, Test classes, etc.

Before and After Annotations

The following are the different Before and After annotations:

@BeforeSuite/@AfterSuite
@BeforeTest/@AfterTest
@BeforeGroups/@AfterGroups
@BeforeClass/@AfterClass
@BeforeMethod/@AfterMethod

Before and After TestNG Annotations

@BeforeSuite/@AfterSuite

This method will be executed before and after any tests declared in the TestNG <suite> tag in the testng.xml file.

@BeforeTest/@AfterTest

This method will be executed before and after the tests in the <test> tag in the TestNG testng.xml file.

@BeforeGroups /@AfterGroups

@BeforeGroups annotated method will run before any of the test methods specified with the groups attribute. @AfterGroups annotated method will run after all the test methods specified with the groups attribute have run.

@BeforeClass/@AfterClass

The @BeforeClass annotated test method is executed before any of the test methods in the test class. @AfterClass annotated method is executed after the execution of all the test methods in a test class.

@BeforeMethod/@AfterMethod

These annotated methods are executed before and after the execution of each @Test annotated method.

To know the Annotations Execution Sequence Order,detailed example can be found here:

https://www.testingdocs.com/testng-annotations-order-example/