TestContext Class

Used to store information that is provided to unit tests.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting.TestContext

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustInherit Class TestContext

public abstract class TestContext

public ref class TestContext abstract

[<AbstractClass>]
type TestContext =  class end

public abstract class TestContext

The TestContext type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	TestContext	Initializes a new instance of an object that derives from the TestContext class.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	CurrentTestOutcome	You can use this property in a TestCleanup method to determine the outcome of a test that has run.
	DataConnection	When overridden in a derived class, gets the current data connection when the test is used for data driven testing.
	DataRow	When overridden in a derived class, gets the current data row when test is used for data driven testing.
	DeploymentDirectory	Gets the directory for files deployed for the test run. This property typically contains a subdirectory of TestRunDirectory.
	FullyQualifiedTestClassName	Gets the fully-qualified name of the class that contains the test method that is currently running.
	Properties	When overridden in a derived class, gets the test properties.
	RequestedPage	Gets the requested page.
	ResultsDirectory	Gets the top-level directory that contains test results and test result directories for the test run. This is typically a subdirectory of TestRunDirectory.
	TestDeploymentDir	Gets the path to the test deployment directory. Deprecated. Use DeploymentDirectory instead.
	TestDir	Gets the path to the test directory. Deprecated. Use TestRunDirectory instead.
	TestLogsDir	Gets the path to the test log directory. Deprecated. Use TestRunResultsDirectory instead.
	TestName	Gets the test name.
	TestResultsDirectory	Gets the directory for the test result files.
	TestRunDirectory	Gets the top-level directory for the test run that contains deployed files and result files.
	TestRunResultsDirectory	Gets the top-level directory for the test run result files. This property typically contains a subdirectory of ResultsDirectory.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	AddResultFile	When overridden in a derived class, adds a file name to the list in TestResult.ResultFileNames.
	BeginTimer	When overridden in a derived class, begins a timer with the specified name.
	EndTimer	When overridden in a derived class, ends a timer with the specified name.
	Equals	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	WriteLine	When overridden in a derived class, used to write trace messages while the test is running.

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Fields

	Name	Description
	AspNetDevelopmentServerPrefix	Represents the prefix for ASP.NET Development Server.

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Remarks

This class cannot be instantiated. Do not create a class that inherits from this class. For more information, see Using the TestContext Class.

For an example of how you can use TestContext to create a data-driven unit test, see How to: Create a Data-Driven Unit 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

Other Resources

Using the TestContext Class