how to check does a method throw a exception or not?

Question

How to check does a method throw an exception or not in Junit in @Test field ??

for example:

@Test
public void testGenerateInvalidStudentData() {
    //TODO: check does studentIdGenerator.generate(null,2); 
    //      throw IllegalArgumentException or no.
}

Answer 1

Use @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)