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diff --git a/src/testlib/doc/src/qttest-best-practices.qdoc b/src/testlib/doc/src/qttest-best-practices.qdoc index 54a51f4ace..cea5b3a8de 100644 --- a/src/testlib/doc/src/qttest-best-practices.qdoc +++ b/src/testlib/doc/src/qttest-best-practices.qdoc @@ -180,14 +180,19 @@ \section2 Select Appropriate Mechanisms to Exclude Tests It is important to select the appropriate mechanism to exclude inapplicable - tests: \l QSKIP(), using conditional statements to exclude parts of a test - function, or not building the test for a particular platform. - - Use QSKIP() to handle cases where a whole test function is found at run-time - to be inapplicable in the current test environment. When just a part of a - test function is to be skipped, a conditional statement can be used, - optionally with a \c qDebug() call to report the reason for skipping the - inapplicable part. + tests. + + Use \l QSKIP() to handle cases where a whole test function is found at + run-time to be inapplicable in the current test environment. When just a + part of a test function is to be skipped, a conditional statement can be + used, optionally with a \c qDebug() call to report the reason for skipping + the inapplicable part. + + When there are known test failures that should eventually be fixed, + \l QEXPECT_FAIL is recommended, as it supports running the rest of the + test, when possible. It also verifies that the issue still exists, and + lets the code's maintainer know if they unwittingly fix it, a benefit + which is gained even when using the \l {QTest::}{Abort} flag. Test functions or data rows of a data-driven test can be limited to particular platforms, or to particular features being enabled using |