title: Running test with Spring. --> java.lang.IllegalStateException: Failed to load ApplicationContext
body: <p>I'm having problems running a test case which returns <code>java.lang.IllegalStateException: Failed to load ApplicationContext</code>. I have already checked for the <code>@ContextConfiguration</code> but it looks right. </p>
  
  <p>CLASSES:</p>
  
  <pre><code>public class MainSecurityInit extends SecurityFunctionalityCbosInit
  {
  
      protected FileWriter logFile = null;
      private String logFileName = "";
  
      /* _______________________ Initializers ________________________ */
      @Autowired
      private CbosSecurityInit cbosSecurityInit;
  
      public void doTest()
      {
  
          Map&lt;Class, Object&gt; map = new HashMap&lt;Class, Object&gt;();
          List&lt;DataBaseInitializerResult&gt; results = null;
  
          initLogFile();
          try
          {
              // -------------- Begin of initialization ------------------ //
              cbosSecurityInit.execute();
              // -------------- End of initialization -------------------- //
          }
          catch (Throwable ex)
          {
              logger.error(ex.getMessage());
              ex.printStackTrace();
              test(results);
          }
          finally
          {
              closeLogFile();
          }
  
      }
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>In the <code>SecurityFunctionalityCbosInit</code> the annotations are these:</p>
  
  <pre><code>@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
  @ContextConfiguration(locations = "security-functionality-cbos-context.xml")
  @TransactionConfiguration(transactionManager = "transactionManager", defaultRollback = false)
  @Transactional
  public abstract class SecurityFunctionalityCbosInit extends AbstractTransactionalJUnit4SpringContextTests{
      //
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Stacktrace:</p>
  
  <pre><code>java.lang.IllegalStateException: Failed to load ApplicationContext
      at org.springframework.test.context.TestContext.getApplicationContext(TestContext.java:203)
      at org.springframework.test.context.support.DependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener.injectDependencies(DependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener.java:109)
      at org.springframework.test.context.support.DependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener.prepareTestInstance(DependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener.java:75)
      at org.springframework.test.context.TestContextManager.prepareTestInstance(TestContextManager.java:255)
      at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.createTest(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:93)
      at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.invokeTestMethod(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:130)
      at org.junit.internal.runners.JUnit4ClassRunner.runMethods(JUnit4ClassRunner.java:51)
      at org.junit.internal.runners.JUnit4ClassRunner$1.run(JUnit4ClassRunner.java:44)
      at org.junit.internal.runners.ClassRoadie.runUnprotected(ClassRoadie.java:27)
      at org.junit.internal.runners.ClassRoadie.runProtected(ClassRoadie.java:37)
      at org.junit.internal.runners.JUnit4ClassRunner.run(JUnit4ClassRunner.java:42)
      at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit4.runner.JUnit4TestReference.run(JUnit4TestReference.java:49)
      at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.TestExecution.run(TestExecution.java:38)
      at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:467)
      at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:683)
      at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.run(RemoteTestRunner.java:390)
      at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.main(RemoteTestRunner.java:197)
  Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Autowired annotation requires at least one argument: public void com.arcadia.security.MainSecurityInit.doTest()
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor$2.doWith(AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:307)
      at org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils.doWithMethods(ReflectionUtils.java:466)
      at org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils.doWithMethods(ReflectionUtils.java:443)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.findAutowiringMetadata(AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:299)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.postProcessMergedBeanDefinition(AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:179)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyMergedBeanDefinitionPostProcessors(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:745)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:448)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory$1.run(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:409)
      at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:380)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:264)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:222)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:261)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:185)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:164)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:429)
      at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishBeanFactoryInitialization(AbstractApplicationContext.java:728)
      at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:380)
      at org.springframework.test.context.support.AbstractGenericContextLoader.loadContext(AbstractGenericContextLoader.java:96)
      at org.springframework.test.context.support.AbstractGenericContextLoader.loadContext(AbstractGenericContextLoader.java:44)
      at org.springframework.test.context.TestContext.loadApplicationContext(TestContext.java:173)
      at org.springframework.test.context.TestContext.getApplicationContext(TestContext.java:199)
      ... 16 more
  </code></pre>