diff --git a/spring-framework-reference/src/testing.xml b/spring-framework-reference/src/testing.xml
index 87707b039f..acf7d8aa0b 100644
--- a/spring-framework-reference/src/testing.xml
+++ b/spring-framework-reference/src/testing.xml
@@ -1094,17 +1094,17 @@ public class MyTest {
// class body...
}
- Note that support for dependency injection via
+ Dependency injection via
@Autowired is provided by the
DependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener
- which is configured by default.
+ which is configured by default (see ).
- In contrast to the deprecated JUnit 3.8 legacy class hierarchy,
- test classes that use the TestContext framework do not need to
- override any protected instance methods to
+ Test classes that use the TestContext framework do not need to
+ extend any particular class or implement a specific interface to
configure their application context. Instead, configuration is
- achieved merely by declaring the
+ achieved simply by declaring the
@ContextConfiguration annotation at the
class level. If your test class does not explicitly declare
application context resource locations or
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ public class MyTest {
context from a default location or default configuration
classes.
- The following sections explain how to configure and manage an
+ The following sections explain how to configure an
ApplicationContext via XML
configuration files or @Configuration
classes using Spring's
@@ -1121,10 +1121,10 @@ public class MyTest {
annotation.
- Context management with XML resources
+ Context configuration with XML resources
To load an ApplicationContext
- for your tests from XML configuration files, annotate your test
+ for your tests using XML configuration files, annotate your test
class with @ContextConfiguration and
configure the locations attribute with an array
that contains the resource locations of XML configuration metadata.
@@ -1187,15 +1187,15 @@ public class MyTest {
- Context management with @Configuration classes
+ Context configuration with @Configuration classes
To load an ApplicationContext
- for your tests from @Configuration
+ for your tests using @Configuration
classes (see ), annotate your test
class with @ContextConfiguration and
configure the classes attribute with an array
- that contains class references to configuration classes.
- Alternatively, you can implement and configure your own custom
+ that contains references to configuration classes. Alternatively,
+ you can implement and configure your own custom
ContextLoader or
SmartContextLoader for advanced use
cases.
@@ -1352,7 +1352,7 @@ public class ExtendedTest extends BaseTest {
- Dependency Injection of test fixtures
+ Dependency injection of test fixtures
When you use the
DependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener —