phpunit: How do I pass values between tests?

Question

I\'m really running into a brick wall with this. How do you pass class values between tests in phpunit?

Test 1 -> sets value,

Test 2 -> reads value

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Answer 1

You can use a static variable within a function... PHP annoyingly shares static variables of class methods with all the instances... But in this cas it can help :p

protected function &getSharedVar()
{
    static $value = null;
    return $value;
}

...

public function testTest1()
{
    $value = &$this->getSharedVar();

    $value = 'Hello Test 2';
}


public function testTest2()
{
    $value = &$this->getSharedVar();

    // $value should be ok
}

NB: this is NOT the good way but it helps if you need some data in all your tests...