Stage (jgiven-core 1.3.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.tngtech.jgiven.base.StageBase<SELF>
- - com.tngtech.jgiven.Stage<SELF>

Type Parameters:

SELF - the type of the extending class to realize the fluent interface
```
public class Stage<SELF extends Stage<?>>
extends StageBase<SELF>
```
Base class for Stages. Defines some introduction words. Follows the fluent interface pattern.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Stage()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`SELF`	`and()`
`SELF`	`but()`
`SELF`	`comment(java.lang.String comment)`
`SELF`	`given()`
`SELF`	`then()`
`SELF`	`when()`
`SELF`	`with()`

Methods inherited from class com.tngtech.jgiven.base.StageBase
$, $, self

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail
- Stage
```
public Stage()
```

Method Detail

given
```
@IntroWord
public SELF given()
```

when
```
@IntroWord
public SELF when()
```

then
```
@IntroWord
public SELF then()
```

and
```
@IntroWord
public SELF and()
```

with
```
@IntroWord
public SELF with()
```

but
```
@IntroWord
public SELF but()
```

comment

@StepComment
public SELF comment(java.lang.String comment)