--- title: How to Execute Tests Selectively in TestNG | daily.dev description: TestNG offers multiple ways to selectively execute tests instead of re-running entire suites. You can use the auto-generated testng-failed.xml file to re-run... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-execute-tests-selectively-in-testng-ojhjznhhx twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How to Execute Tests Selectively in TestNG | daily.dev og:description: TestNG offers multiple ways to selectively execute tests instead of re-running entire suites. You can use the auto-generated testng-failed.xml file to re-run... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-execute-tests-selectively-in-testng-ojhjznhhx og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/OjhJZNHHx.png og:image:alt: How to Execute Tests Selectively in TestNG og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How to Execute Tests Selectively in TestNG **[Baeldung](https://daily.dev/sources/baeldung)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary TestNG offers multiple ways to selectively execute tests instead of re-running entire suites. You can use the auto-generated testng-failed.xml file to re-run only failed tests, manually create testng.xml with specific test inclusions, execute single methods via Maven Surefire's -Dtest parameter, skip tests dynamically using @BeforeMethod with SkipException, implement IMethodInterceptor for pre-execution filtering, or run individual tests directly from your IDE. Each approach serves different scenarios, from CI pipeline automation to quick local debugging. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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