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

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple = true)]
public sealed class TestCategoryAttribute : TestCategoryBaseAttribute

Visual C++

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::Method, AllowMultiple = true)]
public ref class TestCategoryAttribute sealed : public TestCategoryBaseAttribute

[<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
	TestCategoryAttribute	Initializes a new instance of the TestCategoryAttribute class by applying the supplied category to the test.

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Properties

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

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	Infrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	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	Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	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.)
	Match	When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Explicit Interface Implementations

	Name	Description
	_Attribute..::.GetIDsOfNames	Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	_Attribute..::.GetTypeInfo	Retrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	_Attribute..::.GetTypeInfoCount	Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1). (Inherited from Attribute.)
	_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.

Reference

Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting Namespace