java - How do I set a property on a mocked object using Mockito?

Question

I have a scenario where I have to set a property of a mocked object as follows:

SlingHttpRequest slingHttpRequest= mock(SlingHttpRequest);
slingHttpRequest.setAttribute("search", someObject);

When I try to print this attribute I get null. How do I set this property?

Answer 1

You don't normally set properties on your mocked objects; instead, you do some specific thing when it's invoked.

when(slingHttpRequest.getAttribute("search")).thenReturn(someObject);