TestNG Annotations @BeforeSuite (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 6 Aug, 2025

@BeforeSuite is one of the TestNG Annotations. As the name suggests, @BeforeSuite is executed before the execution of all the test cases inside a TestNG Suite. This annotation allows developers to specify various actions to be taken before the execution of all the test cases inside a TestNG Suite.

Let’s understand the @BeforeSuite annotation through an example.

**Step 1: Open the Eclipse IDE.

**Step 2: Create a Maven Project.

**Step 3: After creating the Maven Project, the project exploration will look like the image below.

Package Explorer

**Step 4: Create a TestNG Class that contains @BeforeSuite.

**Before_Suite.Java (@BeforeSuite)

Java `

package com.geeksforgeeks.test;

import org.testng.annotations.Test; import org.testng.annotations.BeforeSuite;

public class Before_Suite {

@BeforeSuite public void beforeSuite() { System.out.println("TestNG runs the test cases in alphabetical order"); } @Test public void signup() { System.out.println("Test for signup"); } @Test public void login() { System.out.println("Test for login"); } }

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Now, let’s explain what this code does:

**Package Declaration: Before_Suite Class is on the com.geeksforgeeks.test package.

**Imports: Before_Suite Class imports annotations and classes from the TestNG framework (org.testng.annotations.BeforeMethod and org.testng.annotations.Test).

**Before_Suite Class: This is the main test class. It contains test methods and before class methods.

**beforeSuite (@BeforeSuite): This method is annotated with @BeforeSuite, indicating that it should be executed before suite execution this suite contains many classes. It prints this ”TestNG runs the test cases in alphabetical order ” statement.

**Test Methods (@Test): Each test method is annotated with @Test, indicating that it is a test case.

There are two test methods: signup() and login().

• Each test method prints its respective statement.
• Before operating, the result is printed to the console.

**Step 5: Now, we create the AnnotationsTest.xml file to configure the Before_Suite Class.

XML `

    </classes>
</test>

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**Step 6: Run the AnnotationsTest.xml. Right-click on the AnnotationsTest.xml file, move the cursor down to Run As and then click on the TestNG Suite.

BeforeSuite output