mockit

Annotation Type Mock

@Inherited
 @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value=METHOD)
public @interface Mock

Used inside a mock-up class to indicate a mock (fake) method whose implementation will temporarily replace the implementation of a matching "real" method.

The mock method must have the same name and the same parameters as the matching real method, except for an optional first parameter of type Invocation; if this extra parameter is present, the remaining ones must match the parameters in the real method. The mock method must also have the same return type as the matching real method.

Method modifiers (public, final, static, etc.) between mock and mocked methods don't have to be the same. It's perfectly fine to have a non-static mock method for a static mocked method (or vice-versa), for example. Checked exceptions in the throws clause (if any) can also differ between the two matching methods.

A mock method can also target a constructor, in which case the previous considerations still apply, except for the name of the mock method which must be "$init".

Another special mock method, "void $clinit()", will target the static initializers of the faked class, if present in the mock-up class.

Yet another special mock method is "Object $advice(Invocation)", which if defined will match every method in the target class hierarchy.

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