How to use testNG @Parameters in @BeforeSuite to read resource file

Question

I am using testNG with Selenium webdriver2.0.

In my testNG.xml I have

Answer 1

You want to use @Parameter in @BeforeSuite. Suite level parameters are parsed once the suite begins execution and I believe TestNG invokes @BeforeSuite even before the suite is processed:

Here is a workaround: add ITestContext in method parameters to inject

@BeforeSuite(groups = { "abstract" } )
@Parameters({ "configFile" })
public void initFramework(ITestContext context, String configFile) throws Exception {