TestCategoryAttribute Class (Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting)

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TestCategoryAttribute Class

Class that is used to specify the category of a unit test.

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
Visual Basic
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple := True)> _
Public NotInheritable Class TestCategoryAttribute _
	Inherits TestCategoryBaseAttribute
C#
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple = true)]
public sealed class TestCategoryAttribute : TestCategoryBaseAttribute
Visual C++
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::Method, AllowMultiple = true)]
public ref class TestCategoryAttribute sealed : public TestCategoryBaseAttribute
F#
[<Sealed>]
[<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple = true)>]
type TestCategoryAttribute =  
    class
        inherit TestCategoryBaseAttribute
    end
JScript
public final class TestCategoryAttribute extends TestCategoryBaseAttribute

The TestCategoryAttribute type exposes the following members.

Constructors
  Name Description
Public method TestCategoryAttribute Initializes a new instance of the TestCategoryAttribute class by applying the supplied category to the test.
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Properties
  Name Description
Public property TestCategories Gets the test category that has been applied to the test. (Overrides TestCategoryBaseAttribute.TestCategories.)
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 implemetation Private method _Attribute.GetIDsOfNames Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private 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 implemetation Private method _Attribute.GetTypeInfoCount Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1). (Inherited from Attribute.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method _Attribute.Invoke Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
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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