package org.testng.annotations;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

Mark a method as supplying data for a test method. The data provider name defaults to method
name. The annotated method must return an Object[][] where each Object[] can be assigned the
parameter list of the test method. The @Test method that wants to receive data from this
DataProvider needs to use a dataProvider name equals to the name of this annotation.
/**
 * Mark a method as supplying data for a test method. The data provider name defaults to method
 * name. The annotated method must return an Object[][] where each Object[] can be assigned the
 * parameter list of the test method. The @Test method that wants to receive data from this
 * DataProvider needs to use a dataProvider name equals to the name of this annotation.
 */
@Retention(java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({METHOD})
@Documented
public @interface DataProvider {

  
The name of this DataProvider.
Returns:
the value (default empty)/**
   * The name of this DataProvider.
   *
   * @return the value (default empty)
   */
  String name() default "";

  
Whether this data provider should be run in parallel.
Returns:
the value (default false)/**
   * Whether this data provider should be run in parallel.
   *
   * @return the value (default false)
   */
  boolean parallel() default false;

  
Which indices to run from this data provider, default: all.
Returns:
the value/**
   * Which indices to run from this data provider, default: all.
   *
   * @return the value
   */
  int[] indices() default {};
}