org.mockito.stubbing
Interface Answer<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type to return.

All Known Implementing Classes:

DoesNothing, Returns, StubbedInvocationMatcher, ThrowsException

public interface Answer<T>

Generic interface for stubbing methods with callbacks.

Example:

 when(mock.someMethod(anyString())).thenAnswer(new Answer() {
     Object answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) {
         Object[] args = invocation.getArguments();
         Object mock = invocation.getMock();
         return "called with arguments: " + args;
     }
 });
 
 //Following prints "called with arguments: foo"
 System.out.println(mock.someMethod("foo"));
 

Method Summary

T	answer(InvocationOnMock invocation)

Method Detail

answer

T answer(InvocationOnMock invocation)
         throws java.lang.Throwable

Parameters:

invocation - the invocation on the mock.

Returns:

the value to be returned

Throws:

java.lang.Throwable - the throwable to be thrown