How to use instance variable in where section of Spock Test

Question

Spock only allows static variables to be accessed from where block.

Is there any workaround using which Instance variables can be used inside the where block ?

Blamable

do you have a code sample of what you're trying to do? – Esteban

There is no workaround that allows to use instance variables in a where-block. There may be a way to solve your bigger goal, but you'd have to explain it. – Eduino

@PeterNiederwieser - I was trying to declare an abstract getter of a field so that the derived class has to declare the variable, I want to access the fields of this variable in the where block . If I declare the variable in the derived class it doesnt work, however I found a workaround , I have not declared the variable in derived class but the getter and returned anonymous object . – Blamable

Answer 1

You can annotate instance variables with @Shared, see Spock manual, chapter "Sharing of Objects between Iterations".

Attention: Shared instance variables will retain their values in between iterations and be shared between methods. If you do not want this, do not use the approach. But as I understand you, you initialise variable values using tables or so in the where block anyway, so it should be okay.

Walrus