Testing methods in java without running the whole program?

[Energize]

Is there a way to test out methods in java to see if they work properly without having to run the whole program, like in BlueJ? Can I use a debugger?

 

[Dj_Jestar]

Unit tests.

 

[Una]

JUnit is not bad for doing unit tests in java.

 

[Visage]

Aye - junit is what you want.

 

[Lagz]

You could just make a Test class containing a main function that calls the method you want to test.

 

[Dj_Jestar]

You could just make a Test class containing a main function that calls the method you want to test.

aka a Unit Test

 

[RobH]

If your using Eclipse as your IDE then you can add something called a scrapbook page to you project which allows you to write Java code and execute it without writing a whole new class. It's nothing like BlueJ's Object Bench but you can quickly write some code.

 

[Hades]

JUnit