```
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target(METHOD)
public @interface Before
```
When writing tests, it is common to find that several tests need similar objects created before they can run. Annotating a public void method with @Before causes that method to be run before the Test method. The @Before methods of superclasses will be run before those of the current class, unless they are overridden in the current class. No other ordering is defined.
Here is a simple example:
```
 public class Example {
    List empty;
    @Before public void initialize() {
       empty= new ArrayList();
    }
    @Test public void size() {
       ...
    }
    @Test public void remove() {
       ...
    }
 }
 
```
Since:

4.0

See Also:

BeforeClass, After

Annotation Type Before