Mockito Exception - when() requires an argument which has to be a method call on a mock

Question

I have a very simple test case that is using Mockito and Spring Test framework. When I do

when(pcUserService.read(\"1\")).thenReturn(pcUser);

Answer 1

In case others hit this issue....

It could also be the case that the method you are trying to mock out,pcUserService.read, is declared as a final method. From what I've noticed this appears to cause issues with Mockito.