PropertyLifecycleContext (documentation 1.3.7 API)

All Superinterfaces:: LifecycleContext

@API(status=EXPERIMENTAL,
     since="1.0")
public interface PropertyLifecycleContext
extends LifecycleContext

The context information of a property or example.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`PropertyAttributes`	`attributes()`	An object to query, set or change a property method's attributes.
`java.lang.Class<?>`	`containerClass()`	The container class in which the current property method is running.
`java.lang.String`	`extendedLabel()`	The extended label contains additional information about the current container class.
`java.lang.reflect.Method`	`targetMethod()`	The method that defines the current property or example.
`java.lang.Object`	`testInstance()`	The current instance of the property's container class.

Methods inherited from interface net.jqwik.api.lifecycle.LifecycleContext
findAnnotation, findAnnotationsInContainer, label, newInstance, optionalContainerClass, optionalElement, reporter, resolveParameter

- Method Detail
  - targetMethod
```
java.lang.reflect.Method targetMethod()
```
    The method that defines the current property or example.
    
    Returns:
    
    a Method instance
  - containerClass
```
java.lang.Class<?> containerClass()
```
    The container class in which the current property method is running.
    Most of the time that's also the defining class. It differs when running properties that are defined in a super class or an implemented interface.
    
    Returns:
    
    a Class instance
  - testInstance
```
java.lang.Object testInstance()
```
    The current instance of the property's container class. There is exactly one instance per property method.
    
    Returns:
    
    an instance of the container class in which the current property method is running
  - extendedLabel
```
@API(status=EXPERIMENTAL,
     since="1.2.3")
java.lang.String extendedLabel()
```
    The extended label contains additional information about the current container class.
    
    Returns:
    
    a String
  - attributes
```
@API(status=EXPERIMENTAL,
     since="1.3.4")
PropertyAttributes attributes()
```
    An object to query, set or change a property method's attributes.
    
    Returns:
    
    the attributes holder