If we want to provide data using xml file below is the sample xml file. The test gets executed 4 times as there are 4 data set in data file.

<root>
    <!-- data for login test -->
    <login>
        <data>
            <user_name>ruchita.shah1989+02@gmail.com</user_name>
            <password>aravotest</password>
            <isvalid>true</isvalid>
        </data>
        <data>
            <user_name>ruchita.shah1989+02@gmail.com</user_name>
            <password>wrongpwd</password>
            <isvalid>false</isvalid>
        </data>
        <data>
            <user_name>wronguser@domain.com</user_name>
            <password>aravotest</password>
            <isvalid>false</isvalid>
        </data>
        <data>
            <user_name>wronguser@domain.com</user_name>
            <password>wrondpwd</password>
            <isvalid>false</isvalid>
        </data>
    </login>
    <!-- file may contain other data -->
</root>

The test case code will remain same only the change will be in meta-data as below. You need to specify xml file using dataFile only if it is not in configured resources.

Usage

Java

@QAFDataProvider(dataFile = "data/logintestdata.xml", key = "login.data")

BDD

Meta-data:{"dataFile":"data/logintestdata.xml", "key":"login.data"}

BDD2

@dataFile:data/logintestdata.xml
@key:login.data

Or

Examples: {"dataFile":"data/logintestdata.xml", "key":"login.data"}

Gherkin

Examples: {"dataFile":"data/logintestdata.xml", "key":"login.data"}

Tags: datadriven