Setting explicitly from Java method call

Since version 4.3, variables can also be set explicitly from the results of a Java method call, which must return a String. The set tag needs to specify the class name and the method name to invoke, and the class must be in the CLASSPATH. An example of such a call is shown below:

<set name="${var}" static="true" class="com.mycompany.sqlunit.Utilities"
    method="currentTimestamp">
  <methodArgs>
    <arg name="prefix" type="java.lang.String" value="MyPrefix" />
    <arg name="format" type="java.lang.String" value="yyyyMMddhhmmss" />
  </methodArgs>
</set>
      

In the above example, SQLUnit will call the method currentTimeStamp in the class com.mycompany.sqlunit.Utilities and populate the returned string into the ${var} variable in its symbol table. The ${var} can then be used by other tests in the suite.

public static String currentTimeStamp(String,String);