| annotation | describe |
| @BeforeSuite | z-annotated methods are run only once, before running all tests in this suite |
| @AfterSuite | z-annotated methods will only be run once, after all tests in this suite have run. |
| @AfterClass | The z-annotated method will be run only once after all test methods already run in the current class |
| @BeforeTest | The z-annotated method will be run before any test method belonging to the inner class's <test> tag is run |
| @BeforeGroups | A list of z groups that this configuration method will run before. This method is guaranteed to run the first test method belonging to any of these method groups, that method is called |
| @AfterGroups | A list of z groups that will be run after this configuration method. This method is guaranteed to run shortly after the best test method that belongs to any of these groups is called |
| @BeforeMethod | z-annotated methods will run before each test method |
| @AfertMethod | z the annotated method will be run after each test method |
| @DataProvider | b marks a method, a test method that provides data. The annotated method must return an Object[][], where each Object[] can be assigned in the parameter list of the test method, The @Test method, which wants to receive data from this DataProvider, needs to use a dataProvider whose name is equal to the name of the annotation |
| @Factory | z As a factory, the object that returns TestNG's test class will be used for marked methods, which must return Object[] |
| @Listenners | d defines a listener for the test class |
| @Parameters | d describes how to pass parameters to @Test methods |
| @Test | b mark a class or method as part of the test |