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UiThreadTestRule

class UiThreadTestRule

This rule allows the test method annotated with UiThreadTest to execute on the application's main thread (or UI thread).

Note, methods annotated with Before and After will also be executed on the UI thread.

See also
`UiThreadTest`	if you need to switch in and out of the UI thread within your method.

Summary

Public constructors
`UiThreadTestRule()`

Public functions
`Statement`	`apply(base: Statement, description: Description)`
`Unit`	`runOnUiThread(runnable: Runnable)` Helper method for running part of a method on the UI thread.

UiThreadTestRule()

fun apply(base: Statement, description: Description): Statement

fun runOnUiThread(runnable: Runnable): Unit

Helper method for running part of a method on the UI thread.

Note: In most cases it is simpler to annotate the test method with UiThreadTest.

Use this method if you need to switch in and out of the UI thread within your method.

Parameters
`runnable: Runnable`	runnable containing test code in the `Runnable#run()` method

See also
`UiThreadTest`