Concordion Concordion Fixtures 2

Question 1

What Java type should a fixture method return if the spec uses concordion:assertTrue?

Accepted Answer

boolean or Boolean

Answer

concordion:assertTrue requires the fixture method to return a boolean or Boolean so Concordion can evaluate the condition.

Question 2

How can a Concordion fixture expose a property value to the spec without a method call?

Accepted Answer

By declaring a public field or a getter method

Answer

Concordion can access public fields and JavaBean-style getter methods, so both approaches expose values to spec expressions.

Question 3

What should a fixture method return when used with concordion:verifyRows?

Accepted Answer

An Iterable of result objects

Answer

concordion:verifyRows expects the fixture method to return an Iterable so Concordion can iterate and compare each item.

Question 4

How does Concordion handle a fixture method that throws an unexpected exception?

Accepted Answer

The assertion is marked as an error in the report

Answer

Unexpected exceptions are caught and displayed as errors (orange/red) in the HTML report for the affected assertion.

Question 5

Which annotation is used in JUnit 5 style Concordion fixtures instead of @RunWith?

Accepted Answer

@ExtendWith(ConcordionExtension.class)

Answer

JUnit 5 style Concordion fixtures use the @ExtendWith(ConcordionExtension.class) annotation provided by the Concordion JUnit 5 module.

Concordion Practice Test