TestMethodAttribute Class

Used to identify test methods. This class cannot be inherited.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.UnitTestFramework (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.UnitTestFramework.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple := False)> _
Public NotInheritable Class TestMethodAttribute _
    Inherits Attribute
'Usage
Dim instance As TestMethodAttribute
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple = false)]
public sealed class TestMethodAttribute : Attribute
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::Method, AllowMultiple = false)]
public ref class TestMethodAttribute sealed : public Attribute
public final class TestMethodAttribute extends Attribute

Remarks

Test methods must be located in a test class and must be marked with the TestMethodAttribute to be valid.

This attribute can be specified on a method. Only one instance of this attribute may be applied to a method.

This attribute is used by default to distinguish test methods in auto-generated code.

For more information about how to use attributes, see Extending Metadata Using Attributes.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Attribute
    Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting.TestMethodAttribute

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

TestMethodAttribute Members

Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting Namespace