What are the Different Types of Annotations Which are Used in Selenium?

JUnit annotations which can be used are:

• Test
• Before
• After
• Ignore
• BeforeClass
• AfterClass
• RunWith

In Selenium, annotations are used to provide information to the compiler and the Selenium framework about how to run the tests. The two main types of annotations used in Selenium are:

1. @BeforeSuite:
   • This annotation is used to indicate that a method will be run before all tests in a suite (a collection of tests).
   • Example:
     @BeforeSuite
public void setUpSuite() {
// Code to set up the suite
}

2. @Test:
   • This annotation is used to mark a method as a test method. The methods annotated with @Test will be executed by the testing framework.
   • Example:
     @Test
public void testExample() {
// Test logic goes here
}


Apart from these, there are other annotations that are commonly used in TestNG, a testing framework often used in conjunction with Selenium. Some of them include:

• @BeforeTest: Indicates that a method will be run before each test method.
• @AfterTest: Indicates that a method will be run after each test method.
• @BeforeClass: Indicates that a method will be run before the first test method in the current class.
• @AfterClass: Indicates that a method will be run after all the test methods in the current class.
• @BeforeMethod: Indicates that a method will be run before each test method, but not for each iteration of a test method.
• @AfterMethod: Indicates that a method will be run after each test method, but not for each iteration of a test method.

These annotations help in setting up preconditions, performing cleanup activities, and organizing the test execution flow in a systematic way. The specific annotations you use may depend on the testing framework you choose to work with (e.g., TestNG, JUnit).