AppliesTo.java

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 * Copyright 2008 Alin Dreghiciu.
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package org.ops4j.pax.exam.junit;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * Annotation specifying to which method names the configuration applies. The value of configuration is an array of
 * regular expressions that are matched against test method names (those methods marked with {@link org.junit.Test}).
 * A configuration method can match multiple test methods, case when the options will be merged.
 *
 * @author Alin Dreghiciu (adreghiciu@gmail.com)
 * @since 0.3.0, December 17, 2008
 */
@Retention( RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME )
@Target( ElementType.METHOD )
public @interface AppliesTo
{

    /**
     * Array of regular expressions that are matched agains test methods names.
     * By default (value not specified) matches all test methods (".*").
     *
     * @return array of regular expressions
     */
    public abstract String[] value() default { ".*" };

}