This article will show you how to set Eclipse and your system environment to run JUnit test cases from within Eclipse. It will also walk you through a local and a remote debugging case.

JUnit has been around for a while and many people already know how to write and run JUnit tests. The most common execution environment for JUnit tests is either from a command prompt or from an Ant script. These two environments provide an unattended execution support and the latter has even a pretty output formatter (<formatter>).

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System Information:

• Windows XP Pro
• JDK 1.4.2_03
• Eclipse 3.2
• JUnit 3.8.1

About the Author

Levent Gurses is a Washington, DC-based technology consultant. He is also the co-founder of Jacoozi, an integrated solutions provider based in Alexandria, VA. In his professional life Levent helps clients overcome their J2EE challenges and develop leaner and meaner software development practices. Most of his free time goes in reading and motorcycle racing.