How to exclude class in TestNG?

Question

Is this possible to exclude classes in testng.xml?

I tried with

Answer 1

According to the TestNG dtd, the exclude element is only applicable to the following elements:

• package - The package description within packages list.
• methods - The list of methods to include/exclude from this test.
• run - The subtag of groups used to define which groups should be run.

The elements classes and class cannot be directly excluded; however, you can exclude classes through groups:

@Test(groups = { "ClassTest1" })
public class Test1 {

  public void testMethod1() {
  }

  public void testMethod2() {
  }

}

Then you will define the testng.xml:

In most cases you define, which classes to include for the run, not to exclude, so just include the classes you want to run.