Package org.dbunit.dataset

Class DataSetBuilder

java.lang.Object

org.dbunit.dataset.DataSetBuilder

public class DataSetBuilder
extends Object

Fluent builder for creating IDataSet instances programmatically, reducing XML file dependencies in unit tests.

Single-table example:

 IDataSet ds = new DataSetBuilder()
     .table("FOO")
         .columns("ID", "NAME")
         .row(1, "Alice")
         .row(2, "Bob")
     .build();
 

Multi-table example:

 IDataSet ds = new DataSetBuilder()
     .table("FOO")
         .columns("ID", "NAME")
         .row(1, "Alice")
     .table("BAR")
         .columns("X")
         .row(42)
     .build();
 

Since:

3.2.0

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	DataSetBuilder.TableBuilder	Fluent builder for a single table within a DataSetBuilder.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
DataSetBuilder()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
IDataSet	build()	Builds and returns an IDataSet containing all configured tables.
DataSetBuilder.TableBuilder	table(String name)	Starts configuring a new table with the given name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

DataSetBuilder

public DataSetBuilder()

Method Details

table

public DataSetBuilder.TableBuilder table(String name)

Starts configuring a new table with the given name.

Parameters:

name - the table name

Returns:

a DataSetBuilder.TableBuilder for configuring columns and rows

build

public IDataSet build()
               throws DataSetException

Builds and returns an IDataSet containing all configured tables.

Returns:

the dataset

Throws:

DataSetException - if any table configuration is invalid