selenium - Test method not run with sequence in testng -

i using testng + webdriver automation project order of test execution not working expected have specified order each method below method signature , notation

@test(dependsonmethods="verifyelementsonprofilescreen",alwaysrun = true)     public void verifymyselfprofilevisibility(){ 

testsuit have using :

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!doctype suite system "http://testng.org/testng-1.0.dtd"> <suite name="regressionsuite" parallel="none">    <parameter name="applicationopt" value="web"></parameter>   <parameter name="browser" value="firefox"></parameter>    <test name="test">         <classes>         <!-- login module -->       <class name="tests.login.loginapp"/>         <method>             <include name ="loginuser"></include>         </method>          <!-- portal module -->            <class name="tests.profile.profilemodule">             <method>                 <include name="verifyelementsonprofilescreen"></include>                 <include name="verifymyselfprofilevisibility"></include>             </method>         </class>         <class name="tests.profile.participantauditlog">          <method>             <include name="verifyauditlogforcreateprofileevent"></include>             <include name="verifyauditlogforupdatecontactinfoevnet"></include>             <include name="verifyauditlogforupdateprivacydirective"></include>         </method>      </class>      </classes>   </test> <!-- test --> </suite> <!-- regressionsuite --> 

do mean classes specified in testng.xml file not executing in specified order.. please use preserve-order= "true"

 <suite name="mysuite" preserve-order= "true">  <test name="mytest"> 

if want specify order of methods execution in class use priority

@test( priority = 1 ) 

group-by-instances="true" useful if face situation execution order of priority methods of different classes not expected..

 <suite thread-count="2" verbose="10" name="testsuite" parallel="tests">  <test verbose="2" name="mytestcase" group-by-instances="true"> 

thank you, murali