RuleTst (PMD Test Framework 7.7.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- net.sourceforge.pmd.test.RuleTst

Direct Known Subclasses:

PmdRuleTst, SimpleAggregatorTst
```
public abstract class RuleTst
extends Object
```
Advanced methods for test cases

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

RuleTst()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Rule`	`findRule(String ruleSet, String ruleName)`	Find a rule in a certain ruleset by name.
`protected List<Rule>`	`getRules()`
`void`	`runTests(Rule rule)`	Run a set of tests defined in an XML test-data file for a rule.
`void`	`runTests(Rule rule, String testsFileName)`	Run a set of tests defined in a XML test-data file.
`protected void`	`setUp()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - RuleTst
```
public RuleTst()
```
- Method Detail
  - setUp
```
protected void setUp()
```
  - getRules
```
protected List<Rule> getRules()
```
  - findRule
```
public static Rule findRule(String ruleSet,
                            String ruleName)
```
    Find a rule in a certain ruleset by name.
  - runTests
```
public void runTests(Rule rule)
```
    Run a set of tests defined in an XML test-data file for a rule. The file should be ./xml/RuleName.xml relative to the test-class. The format is defined in test-data.xsd.
  - runTests
```
public void runTests(Rule rule,
                     String testsFileName)
```
    Run a set of tests defined in a XML test-data file. The file should be ./xml/[testsFileName].xml relative to the test-class. The format is defined in test-data.xsd.