JUnit @Test expected annotation not working

Question

I\'ve got the following test:

@Test(expected = IllegalStateException.class)
public void testKey() {
    int key = 1;
    this.finder(key);
}

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Answer 1

@RunWith(JUnit4.class)
public class MyTestCaseBase extends TestCase 

I also had problems with @Test(expected = ...) annotation when I extended TestCase class in my base test. Using @RunWith(JUnit4.class) helped instantly (not an extremely elegant solution, I admit)