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PrivateObject Class

Visual Studio 2005

Allows test code to call methods and properties on the code under test that would be inaccessible because they are not public.

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.UnitTestFramework (in microsoft.visualstudio.qualitytools.unittestframework.dll)

Syntax

C++

public class PrivateObject

public class PrivateObject

JScript

public class PrivateObject

Remarks

The test generator creates most of the calls to these objects. The test generator creates code to wrap the private objects in a wrapper that allows access to the private object's members.

For a list of initial property values for an instance of the PrivateObject class, see the PrivateObject constructor.

This class represents the live non-public internal object in the system.

.NET Framework Security

ReflectionPermission The user must have the TypeInformation and MemberAccess flags set to use this type.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting.PrivateObject

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.

Tasks

How to: Regenerate Private Accessors
How to: Test a Private Method

Reference

PrivateObject Members
Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting Namespace

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