Which statement is true? (Choose the best answer.)

Question

Options

• A@ActiveProfiles is a class-level annotation that is used to instruct the Spring TestContext
• B@ActiveProfiles is a class-level annotation that you can use to configure how the Spring
• C@ActiveProfiles is a class-level annotation that you can use to configure the locations of
• D@ActiveProfiles is a class-level annotation that is used to declare which bean definition profiles

• A
  6% (3)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  90% (43)

Explanation

@ActiveProfiles is a class-level annotation used to declare which bean definition profiles should be active when loading an ApplicationContext for integration tests. For example, @ActiveProfiles("test") tells Spring to activate the "test" profile, enabling only beans annotated with @Profile("test").

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A is wrong because @ActiveProfiles doesn't instruct the Spring TestContext framework itself - it controls profile activation, not framework behavior.
• B is a partial truth but vague - "configure how the Spring..." trails off misleadingly toward framework configuration rather than profile selection.
• C is wrong because configuring locations (e.g., XML config file paths) is the job of @ContextConfiguration, not @ActiveProfiles.

Memory tip: Think of @ActiveProfiles as a filter switch - it switches on specific groups of beans by their profile name. If you need locations → @ContextConfiguration; if you need profiles → @ActiveProfiles.

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