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TestCategoryBaseAttribute Class

Provides a base class for the Category attribute.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Attribute
    Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting.TestCategoryBaseAttribute
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting.TestCategoryAttribute

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple := True)> _
Public MustInherit Class TestCategoryBaseAttribute _
    Inherits Attribute
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple = true)]
public abstract class TestCategoryBaseAttribute : Attribute
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::Method, AllowMultiple = true)]
public ref class TestCategoryBaseAttribute abstract : public Attribute
[<AbstractClass>]
[<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple = true)>]
type TestCategoryBaseAttribute =  
    class
        inherit Attribute
    end
public abstract class TestCategoryBaseAttribute extends Attribute

The TestCategoryBaseAttribute type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Protected method TestCategoryBaseAttribute Initializes a new instance of the TestCategoryBaseAttribute class.

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Properties

  Name Description
Public property TestCategories Gets the test category that has been applied to the test.
Public property TypeId When implemented in a derived class, gets a unique identifier for this Attribute. (Inherited from Attribute.)

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method Equals Infrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetHashCode Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method IsDefaultAttribute When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Public method Match When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Explicit Interface Implementations

  Name Description
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method _Attribute.GetIDsOfNames Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method _Attribute.GetTypeInfo Retrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method _Attribute.GetTypeInfoCount Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1). (Inherited from Attribute.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method _Attribute.Invoke Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object. (Inherited from Attribute.)

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Remarks

The purpose for this attribute is to let users create their own implementation of test categories. The TestCategories property is a collection instead of a string so that it gives more flexibility to the user. For example, the implementation may be based on enums. These values can be combined by using the bitwise OR operation, in which case it makes sense to have a single attribute instead of multiple ones on the same test.

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

Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting Namespace

TestCategories