package test.configurationfailurepolicy; import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass; import org.testng.annotations.BeforeMethod; import org.testng.annotations.Test; public class ClassWithFailedBeforeClassMethod { @BeforeClass public void setupClassFails() { throw new RuntimeException( "setup class fail" ); } @BeforeMethod public void setupMethod() { } @Test public void test1() { } }