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TestPropertyAttribute Class

Establishes a test specific property on a method. This class cannot be inherited.

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

Syntax

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

Remarks

To see a property, first rebuild the project and then highlight the test in the Test List Editor or the Test View window. The property is viewable in the Properties pane after the project is rebuilt.

This attribute can be specified on a test method. There can be multiple instances of this attribute to specify more than one item.

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

Examples

The following example shows how to access TestProperty properties from within the MyTestMethod() method.

using System;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Reflection;

namespace TestProperty
{
   [TestClass]
   public class TestPropertyTest
   {
      [TestMethod()]
      [TestProperty("MyProperty1", "Big")]
      [TestProperty("MyProperty2", "Small")]
      public void MyTestMethod()
      {
         // Get the current type
         Type t = GetType();

         MethodInfo mi = t.GetMethod("MyTestMethod");
         Type MyType = typeof(TestPropertyAttribute);
         object[] attributes = mi.GetCustomAttributes(MyType, false);

         for (int i = 0; i < attributes.Length; i+)
         {
            string name = ((TestPropertyAttribute)attributes[i]).Name;
            string val = ((TestPropertyAttribute)attributes[i]).Value;

            string mystring = string.Format("Property Name: {0}, Value: {1}", name, val);
            MessageBox.Show(mystring);
         }
      }
   }
}

Inheritance Hierarchy

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

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

TestPropertyAttribute Members

Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting Namespace

MethodInfo

Other Resources

Coding Custom Unit Tests Using the Unit Testing Framework